1. قَضَت السّعادةُ أَن تَعِيشَ سَعيدا

    وَتَزِيدَ في دَرَج العَلاَءِ صُعُودَا

    Good fortune has decreed that you live happily,

    And climb ever higher on the steps of glory,

  2. وَتَؤوبَ للشَرقِ القصِيّ مظَفّراً

    وَتَغِيظ مِن غَلَبِ المُلُوكِ حَسُودَا

    And return victorious to the distant East,

    And enrage the envious by vanquishing kings.

  3. فَأَدِر كُؤُوساً من مَبَاسِمِ خُرّدٍ

    وَكَفَتكَ وَرداً إِن أَرَدتَ وُرودا

    So pass round cups from the smiling lips of shy maidens,

    And they spare you seeking water, should you wish to drink.

  4. فَهُناكَ وِردٌ لاَ يُدَارُ بِرَاحَةٍ

    وَهُنَاكَ وَردٌ إن لَمَحتَ خُدُودا

    For there is a draught no hand passes round,

    And there are roses, if you glimpse their cheeks.