لا شَيء أَملَحُ مِن ساقٍ عَلى عُنُق

وَمِن مناقَلَةٍ كَأساً عَلى طَبَقِ

Nothing is more refreshing than a leg on a neck,

And passing around a cup on a tray,

وَمِن مُواصَلةٍ مِن بَعدِ مَعتَبَةٍ

وَمِن مُراسَلَةِ الأَحبابِ بِالحَدَقِ

And continuing after an estrangement,

And corresponding with loved ones with glances.

جَرَيتُ جَريَ طَموحٍ في الصِّبا طَلَقاً

وَما خَرَجتُ لِصَرفِ الدَّهرِ عَن طَلَقي

I flowed freely in my youth like an ambition,

And I did not deviate from my freedom for the passage of time,

وَلا اِنثَنَيتُ لِداعي المَوتِ يَومَ وَغىً

كَما اِنثَنَيتُ وَحَبلُ الحُبِّ في عُنُقي

And I did not bend to the caller of death on a day of turmoil,

As I bent when the rope of love was around my neck.