تُرَحِّلُناsend us away الأَيّامُthe days وَهيَwhile they تُقيمُremain
تُرَحِّلُنا الأَيّامُ وَهيَ تُقيمُ
وَيَجرَحُand wounds فيناin us الخَطبُcalamity وَهوَwhile it سَليمُunharmed
وَيَجرَحُ فينا الخَطبُ وَهوَ سَليمُ
The days send us away, while they remain.
The days take us on journeys while staying put
And calamity wounds us, while it remains unharmed.
Misfortunes wound us while unharmed
وَيَبقىand he remains عَلىdespite رَيبِvicissitudes الزَمانِtime لَهِنَّهُindeed he
وَيَبقى عَلى رَيبِ الزَمانِ لَهِنَّهُ
عَلىto ذيthese اللَياليthe nights هَيِّناًof little account لَكَريمُtruly noble
عَلى ذي اللَيالي هَيِّناً لَكَريمُ
And he remains despite time’s vicissitudes—indeed, he
Yet time's uncertainty remains, for it
Is truly noble, though of little account to these nights.
Is gently submissive to the nights, so generous