يا مَن تَغَيَّبَ عَنّا

ماذا التَفَزُّعُ مِنّا

O you who have been absent from us

Why this panic from us?

أَما تَرى الرَوضَ فيهِ

لَناظِرٍ ما تَمَنّى

Do you not see the meadow in it

For a spectator what he wished

وَالريحَ في جانِبَيهِ

تَهُزُّ غُصناً فَغُصنا

And the wind on both its sides

Shakes a branch, then a branch

وَالجَوَّ يَنشُرُ بيضاً

مِنَ الغُيومِ وَدُكنا

And the air spreads white

From the clouds and dusk

فَلا تَدَعنا لِكَسبٍ

فَالكَسبُ يَفنى وَنَفنى

So do not leave us for earnings

For earnings perish and we perish

فَإِن تَكُن رُمتَ رِبحاً

فَإِنَّما رُمتَ غِبنا

If you have aimed for profit

You have only aimed for loss

عاوِد إِلى اللَهوِ وَاِنعَم

ما دامَ عودُكَ لَدنا

Return to play and enjoyment

As long as your return is with us

فَإِنَّما العُمرُ بَيتٌ

يَنهَدُّ رُكناً فَرُكنا

For life is but a house

That collapses part by part