1. أمّا الشبيبةُ والنعيمُ فإنَّني

    لم أَدْرِ أيُّهما ألذُّ وأنضَرُ

    As for youth and bliss, I

    did not know which was sweeter and more radiant,

  2. حتَّى انقضَى عَصْرُ الشَّبابِ فبانَ لي

    أنّ الشباب هو النعيمُ الأكبرُ

    until the season of youth had passed, and it became clear to me

    that youth itself is the greatest bliss.

  3. لا تُخْدَعَنْ عنه فبائعُ ساعةٍ

    منهُ بدنيانا جميعاً يخسرُ

    Do not be duped out of it, for whoever sells an hour

    of it for our entire world loses.