إما ترينا وقد خفت مجالسنا

إما ترينا وقد خفت مجالسنا

والموتُ أمرٌ لهذا الناس مكتوبُ

والموتُ أمرٌ لهذا الناس مكتوبُ

If you see us now that our gatherings have grown sparse,

You will either see us when our gatherings have diminished

and death is something decreed for these people,

And death is destined for these people

فقد غنينا وفينا سامرٌ غنجٌ

فقد غنينا وفينا سامرٌ غنجٌ

وساكنٌ وكأني الليلَ مرهُوبُ

وساكنٌ وكأني الليلَ مرهُوبُ

for we once lived, and among us was a coquettish companion by night,

For we have had our singing and drinking

and a quiet one; and at night, it is as though I am feared.

With one who sings softly and another who is silent as if the night terrifies him

منا الذي هو ما إن طرَّ شاربهُ

منا الذي هو ما إن طرَّ شاربهُ

والعانسونَ ومنّا المُردُ والشِّيبُ

والعانسونَ ومنّا المُردُ والشِّيبُ

Among us was one whose moustache had not even sprouted,

Among us is one who has barely wet his lips with wine

and unmarried men; and among us were the beardless youths and the grey-haired.

And the bachelors, and the grey-haired and white-haired among us