1. Ahmad, indeed the envious are crowds
And indeed the stroke of grief is where you want
١. أَأَحمَدَ إِنَّ الحاسِدينَ حُشودُ
وَإِنَّ مَصابَ المُزنِ حَيثُ تُريدُ
2. So do not distance yourself from me, ever close
You were sought yet never distanced, while far away
٢. فَلا تَبعُدَنَ مِنّي قَريباً فَطالَما
طُلِبتَ فَلَم تَبعُد وَأَنتَ بَعيدُ
3. Listen closely to the ecstasy of rhymes, for they
Are stars, except they are more blissful
٣. أَصِخ تَستَمِع حُرَّ القَوافي فَإِنَّها
كَواكِبُ إِلّا أَنَّهُنَّ سُعودُ
4. And do not allow morals from it, for the only thing that gives pleasure
Is wearing a new coat in the cold
٤. وَلا تُمكِنِ الإِخلاقَ مِنها فَإِنَّما
يَلَذُّ لِباسُ البُردِ وَهُوَ جَديدُ