1. My youth was for the pleasure seekers
So they took the prime of life and went ahead
١. صَفا دَهري لِأَرباب المَلاهي
فَقدّمهم وَهُم مثلُ الشِياهِ
2. While we were left behind, obscure as the wolves of the forest
We roam uncaring for the homes of settled folk
٢. وَأَخَّرنا وَنَحنُ أُسودُ غابٍ
نَجول وَلا نُبالي بِالدَواهي
3. It’s enough for me that when he insulted me
And was stubbornly confrontational
٣. وَحَسبي أَنَّهُ لَما قَلاني
وَعانَدَني توشح بِالسفاه
4. He intended my absence through his treachery
And refused anything but my proximity, my God
٤. وَرامَ بِغدره بُعدي وَيَأبى
سِوى قُربي مِن الأَحيا إلهي
5. And it increased my happiness, so I said, let go,
I escaped from the throne, and my status increased
٥. وَزادَ بي السُرور فَقُلت أَرخ
نَجَوت مِن العَريش فَزادَ جاهي