تَمَتَّعtake delight فيin شَبابِكَyour youth بِالأَمانيin hopes
تَمَتَّع في شَبابِكَ بِالأَماني
فَماfor ... not اللِذاتُpleasures إِلّاexcept فيin الشَبابِyouth
فَما اللِذاتُ إِلّا في الشَبابِ
Delight in hopes while you are young.
Enjoy your youth with dreams
For pleasures are found only in youth.
For pleasures are only in youth
وَخُذand take أَمرَthe command of الهَوىlove وَدَعِand leave اللَواحيthe reproachers
وَخُذ أَمرَ الهَوى وَدَعِ اللَواحي
وَبُحand proclaim بِاِسمِthe name of الحَبيبِthe beloved وَلاand do not تُحابيshow partiality
وَبُح بِاِسمِ الحَبيبِ وَلا تُحابي
And heed love's command, and leave the reproachers.
Take love's path and leave reproaches
And proclaim the beloved's name, and show no partiality.
Speak the beloved's name, do not conceal
فَماfor ... not حُسنُthe beauty of الصِباyouth إِلّاexcept التَهاويmutual love
فَما حُسنُ الصِبا إِلّا التَهاوي
وَلاand not حُسنُthe beauty of الهَوىlove إِلّاexcept التَصابيacting young
وَلا حُسنُ الهَوى إِلّا التَصابي
For youth's beauty is nothing but mutual love.
For youth's beauty is only abandon
And love's beauty is nothing but acting young.
And love's beauty is only intimacy
Sol 6.1