لمَّا رأيت العيش من ثمر الصِّبا

لمَّا رأيت العيش من ثمر الصِّبا

وعلمت أنَّ العفو حظُّ الجاني

وعلمت أنَّ العفو حظُّ الجاني

When I saw that the joy of living was a fruit of youth,

When I saw that life's enjoyment was a fruit of youth,

And knew that pardon is the offender’s allotted share,

And knew that pardon was the sinner's share,

أدركت ما سوَّلتُهُ شبيبتي

أدركت ما سوَّلتُهُ شبيبتي

وفعلتُ ما لا ظنَّه شيطاني

وفعلتُ ما لا ظنَّه شيطاني

I attained what my youth had enticed me toward,

I attained what my youth had made enticing,

And did what even my devil had never imagined.

And did what my devil had never imagined.