يَومٌ لَهُ فَضلٌ عَلى الأَيّامِ

مَزَجَ السَحابُ ضِياءَهُ بِظَلامِ

A day that excels over days

The clouds blended its light with darkness

وَالبَرقُ يَخفَقُ مِثلَ قَلبٍ هائِمٍ

وَالغَيمُ يَبكي مِثلَ جَفنٍ هامِ

And lightning flutters like a wandering heart

And the cloud weeps like a sleepy eyelid

وَكأن وَجهَ الأَرضِ خدُّ مُتَيَّمٍ

وُصِلت سِجمُ دُموعِهِ بسِجام

And as if the face of the earth is a slumbering cheek

Its teardrops connected with its eyeliner

فَاِطلُب لِيَومِكَ أَربَعاً هُنَّ المُنى

وَبِهِنَّ تَصفو لَذَّةُ الأَيامِ

So seek for your day four things that are wishes fulfilled

With them the delights of days are purified

وَجهَ الحَبيبِ وَمَنظَراً مُستَشرِفاً

وَمُغَنيّاً يَشدو وَكاسَ مُدامِ

The face of the beloved and a scene that lifts the spirit

A singer who chants and a cup of wine