إنّما العيشُ بلوغُ السْ

سُؤْلِ ممّا تشتهيِه

Life is but the fulfillment of de—

—sire for whatever you long for:

ومُدامٌ تصطفيها

وندِيمٌ ترتضيه

wine of your own choosing,

a boon companion who pleases you,

ورَخيمٌ ساحرُ المٌقْ

لةِ معدومُ الشَّبِيه

and a sweet-voiced one who bewitches the—

—eye, without a peer;

جَمَعَ التّفاحَ والرا

حَ بِخدَّيه وفِيه

who gathers apples and wi—

—ne in his cheeks and mouth,

نَزِقٌ عن عاذِلِيهِ

صَلِفٌ في عاشِقِيه

petulant toward those who chide him,

haughty with his lovers.