ياO مُنضِيَyou who weary الطَرفِthe gaze فيin مَيدانthe arena of لذتهits pleasure
يا مُنضِيَ الطَرفِ في مَيدان لذته
وَناضيand you who unsheathe الطَرفِthe gaze بَينَamid الراحِwine وَالرُودand graceful women
وَناضي الطَرفِ بَينَ الراحِ وَالرُود
O you who weary your gaze in the arena of its pleasure,
O you who wanders in the field of pleasure
And unsheathe your gaze amid wine and graceful women,
And wanders between stillness and motion
سَتَشربُyou will drink الراحَwine راحَthe wine of الوَقتِtime كارِهَةًunwillingly
سَتَشربُ الراحَ راحَ الوَقتِ كارِهَةً
وَيَذهبُand will perish الجسمُthe body بَينَamid التُربِdust وَالدُودِand worms
وَيَذهبُ الجسمُ بَينَ التُربِ وَالدُودِ
You will drink wine—the wine of time—unwillingly,
And the body will perish amid dust and worms.
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1