لَنا يا أَخي زَلَّةٌ وافِرَه

وَقِدرٌ مُعَجَّلَةٌ حاضِرَه

We have, my brother, abundant error,

And imminent, present destiny.

وَراحٌ تُزيلُ إِذا صُفِّقَت

سَنا البَرقِ في اللَيلَةِ الماطِرَه

And a comfort that departs when applauded

Like lightning flashes in a rainy night.

وَمُسمِعَةٌ لَم يَخُنها الصَوابُ

وَزامِرَةٌ أَيَّما زامِرَه

And a hearing that rectitude has not betrayed,

However many flutes have played.

وَما شِئتَ من خَبَرٍ نادِرٍ

وَنادِرَةٍ بَعدَها نادِرَه

And whatever rare narrative you wish,

And thereafter, an even rarer rarity.

فَآتِ وَلَو كُنتَ يا اِبنَ الكِرامِ

وَحاشَكَ من ذاكَ في الآخِرَه

So come, even if at the last

You are, my noble born, forbidden.