فلولا الشمس ما عرفت نجوم

فلولا الشمس ما عرفت نجوم

ولا ابدى الظلام لهن نورا

ولا ابدى الظلام لهن نورا

For were it not for the sun, no stars would be known,

Without the sun, the stars would remain unknown

Nor would darkness reveal light to them.

And the darkness would not reveal their light

وتسمية الزمان غدا وأمسا

وتسمية الزمان غدا وأمسا

ويوما كان بهتانا وزورا

ويوما كان بهتانا وزورا

And calling time 'tomorrow' and 'yesterday'

Naming time as tomorrow and yesterday

And 'a day' was falsehood and deceit.

Would be but fantasy and falsehood