وربَّ مصاحبٍ لكَ لاعتزارِ

وربَّ مصاحبٍ لكَ لاعتزارِ

عليك اذا اناخ بك الزَمانُ

عليك اذا اناخ بك الزَمانُ

And many a companion befriends you to feel superior

By the Lord of every companion who makes excuses to you

to you when Time kneels down upon you.

When time brings you down low.

فانتَ صديقهُ ما دمتَ منهُ

فانتَ صديقهُ ما دمتَ منهُ

بحيث يَقول مِسكين فُلانُ

بحيث يَقول مِسكين فُلانُ

So you are his friend as long as, in his eyes,

You are his friend as long as you are

you are someone he calls 'Poor so-and-so!'

In a state that makes him say "Poor so-and-so!"