1. My friend, life ebbs and flows
And the path of life is easy and hard
١. صاحَ إِنَّ الحَياةَ مَدٌّ وَجَزرُ
وَطَريقُ الحَياةِ سَهلٌ وَوَعرُ
2. So outpace the sun before it dawns with a sun
Whose secret is the cloudiness of the chalice aloud
٢. فَاِسبِقِ الشَمسَ قَبلَ تَبدو بِشَمسٍ
سِرُّها غِمامَةَ الكَأسِ جَهرُ
3. For the apparatus of heaven is drink and refuge
And the furnishings of gardens are pearls and dust
٣. فَجِهازُ السَماءِ شَربٌ وَلاذٌ
وَأَثاثُ الرِياضِ دُرٌّ وَتِبرُ