كم جِئْتُه بِحاجَةٍ

كم جِئْتُه بِحاجَةٍ

ومالَه عندي يَدُ

ومالَه عندي يَدُ

How often I came to him with my need,

How often I came to him in need,

yet he has never done me a kindness.

yet he has done me no favor.

فقال لي إلى غدٍ

فقال لي إلى غدٍ

والدهرُ كلُّه غَدُ

والدهرُ كلُّه غَدُ

He said to me, “Until tomorrow”—

So he said to me, “Until tomorrow”—

and all of time is tomorrow.

and all of time is “tomorrow.”