وحزنِ كطول الدهر باق إذا مضَت

وحزنِ كطول الدهر باق إذا مضَت

أوائلُه عادت إلينا الأواخر

أوائلُه عادت إلينا الأواخر

And sorrow, lasting as long as time—when gone are

And your sorrow remains as long as time

And a sorrow enduring like the length of time—when its beginnings pass,

Its beginnings, its endings return to us.

When its beginning passes, the end returns to us

Its endings return to us.