يَومٌ لَهُ فَضلٌ عَلى الأَيّامِ

يَومٌ لَهُ فَضلٌ عَلى الأَيّامِ

مَزَجَ السَحابُ ضِياءَهُ بِظَلامِ

مَزَجَ السَحابُ ضِياءَهُ بِظَلامِ

A day surpassing other days in excellence;

A day that excels over days

The clouds have mixed its light with darkness.

The clouds blended its light with darkness

وَالبَرقُ يَخفَقُ مِثلَ قَلبٍ هائِمٍ

وَالبَرقُ يَخفَقُ مِثلَ قَلبٍ هائِمٍ

وَالغَيمُ يَبكي مِثلَ جَفنٍ هامِ

وَالغَيمُ يَبكي مِثلَ جَفنٍ هامِ

And lightning flutters like a lovesick heart,

And lightning flutters like a wandering heart

And the clouds weep like a tear-streaming eyelid.

And the cloud weeps like a sleepy eyelid

وَكأن وَجهَ الأَرضِ خدُّ مُتَيَّمٍ

وَكأن وَجهَ الأَرضِ خدُّ مُتَيَّمٍ

وُصِلت سِجمُ دُموعِهِ بسِجام

وُصِلت سِجمُ دُموعِهِ بسِجام

And the earth’s face seems a lovesick lover’s cheek,

And as if the face of the earth is a slumbering cheek

The flow of his tears joined with pouring rain.

Its teardrops connected with its eyeliner

فَاِطلُب لِيَومِكَ أَربَعاً هُنَّ المُنى

فَاِطلُب لِيَومِكَ أَربَعاً هُنَّ المُنى

وَبِهِنَّ تَصفو لَذَّةُ الأَيامِ

وَبِهِنَّ تَصفو لَذَّةُ الأَيامِ

So seek four things for your day—they are all one desires—

So seek for your day four things that are wishes fulfilled

And through them the pleasure of days is made pure:

With them the delights of days are purified

وَجهَ الحَبيبِ وَمَنظَراً مُستَشرِفاً

وَجهَ الحَبيبِ وَمَنظَراً مُستَشرِفاً

وَمُغَنيّاً يَشدو وَكاسَ مُدامِ

وَمُغَنيّاً يَشدو وَكاسَ مُدامِ

The beloved’s face, and a commanding view,

The face of the beloved and a scene that lifts the spirit

And a singer singing melodiously, and a cup of wine.

A singer who chants and a cup of wine