ياO دَهرُTime ماnot أَبقَيتَyou have left ليfor me مِنany صَديقfriend
يا دَهرُ ما أَبقَيتَ لي مِن صَديق
عاشَرتُهُI kept company with him دَهراًfor a long time وَلاnor مِنany شَفيقcaring companion
عاشَرتُهُ دَهراً وَلا مِن شَفيق
O Time, you have left me no friend
O fate, you left me no loyal friend
with whom I long kept company, nor any caring companion.
Whom I lived with for an age, nor any intimate.
تَأكُلُyou devour أَصحابيmy companions وَتَفنيهِمُand annihilate them
تَأكُلُ أَصحابي وَتَفنيهِمُ
ثُمَّthen تَلقانيyou meet me بِوَجهٍwith a face صَفيقِbrazen
ثُمَّ تَلقاني بِوَجهٍ صَفيقِ
You devour my companions and annihilate them,
You consume my friends and make them pass away
then meet me with a brazen face.
Then you meet me with a serene face.