قَدmay يُسيءُdo wrong الزمانtime فيin ظاهرthe outward appearance of الأمthe affair (word continues)
قَد يُسيءُ الزمان في ظاهر الأم
رcompletion of 'the affair' وَلكنَّand yet فعلهُits deed احسانُkindness
ر وَلكنَّ فعلهُ احسانُ
Time may appear to do wrong,
Time may seem to do wrong on the surface,
And yet its deed is kindness.
But its actions are truly good.
لاdo not تَلومواblame (you all) الزمناَtime بادىءَat the outset of بدءٍa beginning
لا تَلوموا الزمناَ بادىءَ بدءٍ
ماnot لَهُit has كيin order to يَقولَsay مهلاًwait لسانُa tongue
ما لَهُ كي يَقولَ مهلاً لسانُ
Do not blame time at the very outset;
Do not blame time which began at first,
It has no tongue with which to say, 'Wait.'
It has no tongue to say "wait!".