مصارع ابناء الهوى جمع عاشقٍ

مصارع ابناء الهوى جمع عاشقٍ

تجرع من راح الهوى ما تجرعا

تجرع من راح الهوى ما تجرعا

The deaths of passion’s sons a lover compiled—

The deaths of love’s children—a lover’s compilation,

he drank of passion’s wine—how deeply he drank!

who drank of love’s wine whatever he drank.

فلما رأى الفودين قد حل فيهما ال

فلما رأى الفودين قد حل فيهما ال

مشيب منيحاً والمفارق اقلعا

مشيب منيحاً والمفارق اقلعا

Then, when he saw that on his two temples there had settled

So when he saw that in his two temple locks there had settled

gray age, making him lament and stripping his hair-partings bare,

bountiful gray hair, and his hair-partings had grown bare,

وأضحى مصيخاً للنذير الذي علا

وأضحى مصيخاً للنذير الذي علا

مفارقه ينعى الشباب المودعا

مفارقه ينعى الشباب المودعا

he began to heed the warning that rose

and he came to heed the warning herald that rose over

over his hair-partings, announcing the death of youth bidden farewell.

his hair-partings, mourning youth as it bade farewell.