1. How many a youth in the prime of his life
Have you struck down with love of a dancing girl,
١. كَم وارِثٍ غَضِّ الشَبابِ رَمَيتِهِ
بِغَرامِ راقِصَةٍ وَحُبِّ هَلوكِ
2. Clothing him in rags and tatters,
Wandering lost, humbled and broken.
٢. أَلبَستِهِ الثَوبَينِ في حالَيهِما
تيهَ الغَنِيِّ وَذِلَّةِ المَفلوكِ