فَبادِر بِنا يا أَخي فُرصَةً

فَبادِر بِنا يا أَخي فُرصَةً

فَلَذَّةُ ذا الدَهرِ تُستَفرَصُ

فَلَذَّةُ ذا الدَهرِ تُستَفرَصُ

So hasten with us, my brother, while there is a chance;

So hasten with us, my brother, to seize a chance—

for the delight of this life must be seized.

for the pleasure of this life is to be seized—

لِنَنظُرَ دَوحاً وَورَقاً عَلى

لِنَنظُرَ دَوحاً وَورَقاً عَلى

ذَوائِبِ أَغصانِها تَرقُصُ

ذَوائِبِ أَغصانِها تَرقُصُ

Let us surely behold broad-canopied trees, and leaves

that we may behold spreading trees, and leaves upon

dancing upon the tresses of their boughs;

the tips of their branches, dancing;

وَوَرداً هُوَ المِسكُ في نَشرِهِ

وَوَرداً هُوَ المِسكُ في نَشرِهِ

إِذا فاحَ لَكِنَّهُ أَرخَصُ

إِذا فاحَ لَكِنَّهُ أَرخَصُ

and a rose that is musk in the spreading of its scent—

and roses, which are musk in their fragrance

when it breathes perfume, though it is cheaper;

when their scent wafts, though they are cheaper.

يُريكَ خُدودَ الغَواني غَدَت

يُريكَ خُدودَ الغَواني غَدَت

بِأَظفارِ عُشّاقِها تُقرَصُ

بِأَظفارِ عُشّاقِها تُقرَصُ

it shows you the cheeks of beautiful women, now

They show you beauties' cheeks that are now

being pinched by their lovers’ fingernails;

being pinched by their lovers' fingernails;

وَماءً صَفا وَحَلا طَعمُهُ

وَماءً صَفا وَحَلا طَعمُهُ

وَرَقَّ وَزادَ فَما يَنقُصُ

وَرَقَّ وَزادَ فَما يَنقُصُ

and water, clear and sweet to the taste,

and water, clear and sweet to taste,

grown delicate and abundant, never dwindling.

grown limpid and abundant, never running low.

فَقُم لِنَرى حُسنَ صُنعِ الإِلَهِ

فَقُم لِنَرى حُسنَ صُنعِ الإِلَهِ

فَما زِلتَ في مِثلِ ذا تَحرِصُ

فَما زِلتَ في مِثلِ ذا تَحرِصُ

Then rise, that we may behold the beauty of God’s handiwork;

So rise, that we may see the beauty of God's handiwork,

you have never ceased to long for such a thing.

for you have always been eager for such things.