1. My friend, may God prolong his rule,
I have traveled with this idea, and the time has come close,
١. وَلي عليهِ أَدامَ اللَّهُ دَولتَهُ
رَسْمٌ سَفَرْتُ بهِ والوَقْتُ قَد أَزِفَا
2. The bee has now sung, so make me dance,
Or has someone said that the old man is senile,
٢. والمَنحلُ الآنَ قد غنَّى فَأَرْقصني
أَو قالَ مَن قالَ إنَّ الشَّيْخَ قد خَرِفَا
3. And I love the wheat, blond, golden,
And my longing has made me cling to it,
٣. والقَمْحُ أعْشَقُ منهُ أَسْمراً ذهبيَّ الل
ونِ صَيَّرني شَوْقي لَهُ دَنِفَا
4. And if I saw the full moons rising,
I would love them, and they would become bread in my bag.
٤. وَلَوْ رَأَيتُ بُدُورَ التِّمِّ طالعِةً
وَدَدْتُها أَصبَحتْ في قُفَّتي رُغُفَا