1. فصُبحُ الوصلِ وَضَّاحٌ

    وليلُ الهَجْرِ ديْجورُ

    So the dawn of union is radiant,

    And the night of separation is pitch-dark.

  2. حسَوْا كأس الهوى صِرْفاً

    وشِرْبُ الصِّرْفِ تغريرُ

    They sipped love’s cup undiluted,

    And drinking it undiluted is courting danger.

  3. فأضْحى الطَّربُ المُسْرو

    رُ منها وهو مخْمورُ

    So the joyous one became delighted

    By it, while he was drunk.

  4. أرى الدُّنْيا حُظوظاً

    قُسِّمتْ والحَظُّ تقْديرُ

    I see the world as shares of fortune,

    Apportioned—and each lot is ordained:

  5. فمَرْزوقٌ ومحْرومٌ

    ومأجورٌ ومَوزورُ

    So some are provided for, and some deprived,

    And some rewarded, and some burdened with sin.