يا مُنضِيَ الطَرفِ في مَيدان لذته

يا مُنضِيَ الطَرفِ في مَيدان لذته

وَناضي الطَرفِ بَينَ الراحِ وَالرُود

وَناضي الطَرفِ بَينَ الراحِ وَالرُود

O you who weary your gaze in the arena of its pleasures,

O you who weary the gaze in the arena of its pleasure,

and draw that gaze like a blade between wine and roses,

and unsheathe the gaze amid wine and supple women,

سَتَشربُ الراحَ راحَ الوَقتِ كارِهَةً

سَتَشربُ الراحَ راحَ الوَقتِ كارِهَةً

وَيَذهبُ الجسمُ بَينَ التُربِ وَالدُودِ

وَيَذهبُ الجسمُ بَينَ التُربِ وَالدُودِ

you shall drink another wine—the wine of Time—against your will,

you will drink wine—the wine of time—unwillingly,

and the body shall pass away amid dust and worms.

and the body will perish amid dust and worms.