يا مَن إذا نظر الزما

يا مَن إذا نظر الزما

ن إليه أَكثرَ عُجبَهُ

ن إليه أَكثرَ عُجبَهُ

O you, when Time looks

O you whose glance,

upon you, its admiration grows.

when time looks upon it, marvels the most,

رحَلَ المصيفُ فلا تَزَل

رحَلَ المصيفُ فلا تَزَل

أبداً تُوَدِّعُ رَكبَهُ

أبداً تُوَدِّعُ رَكبَهُ

Summer has departed, so keep

Summer has departed, yet you never cease

bidding its caravan farewell forever.

to bid its travelers adieu.

وبدا الخَريفُ فحيِّ خا

وبدا الخَريفُ فحيِّ خا

لصةَ الزمانِ ولُبَّهُ

لصةَ الزمانِ ولُبَّهُ

And autumn has appeared, so greet the choicest

Autumn has come, so greet the essence

part of Time and its essence.

of time and its very heart.

زمنٌ كَخَلقك ناضِرٌ

زمنٌ كَخَلقك ناضِرٌ

إن كان خَلقُكَ يُشَبَّه

إن كان خَلقُكَ يُشَبَّه

A season radiant like your form—

A time like your creation, blooming,

if your form admits comparison.

if your creation can be likened.

رقَّ الهواءُ فما تَرَى

رقَّ الهواءُ فما تَرَى

نَفَساً يعالجُ كَربَهُ

نَفَساً يعالجُ كَربَهُ

The air has grown mild, so you see

The air has softened, yet you see

no breath struggling with its distress.

no soul tending to its worries,

وَصَفا وإن لاحَظتَ أب

وَصَفا وإن لاحَظتَ أب

عَدَهُ ظننتُكَ قُربَهُ

عَدَهُ ظننتُكَ قُربَهُ

And it has cleared; even if you gaze at its farthest

Serene, and if you notice its horizon,

reach, I would think you near it.

you'd think it was nearby.

فلو استحالَ مُدامَةً

فلو استحالَ مُدامَةً

ما كنتُ أحظُرُ شُربَهُ

ما كنتُ أحظُرُ شُربَهُ

Were it then to turn into wine,

If it turned to wine,

I would not forbid drinking it.

I'd never forbid its drinking.

فتهنَّهُ يا فَردَه

فتهنَّهُ يا فَردَه

وتملَّه يا قُطبَهُ

وتملَّه يا قُطبَهُ

So enjoy it, O its peerless one,

So enjoy its artistry,

and savor it long, O its axis.

O its quintessence and its axis!