1. The days have played for you on a flute
That brought grief to every happiness.
١. كايَدَكُم دَهرُكُم بِزامِرَةٍ
تُحدِثُ غَمّاً في كُلِّ سَراءِ
2. So when it blew tie fast its lips -
That suits it better than sighing.
٢. فَاِربُطوا شَدقَها إِذا نَفَخَت
فَذاكَ أَولى بِها مِنَ الناءِ