غَيري مَن يَعتَدُّ مِن أُنسِهِ

غَيري مَن يَعتَدُّ مِن أُنسِهِ

مانالَ مِن ساقٍ وَمِن كَأسِهِ

مانالَ مِن ساقٍ وَمِن كَأسِهِ

It is someone other than me who counts among his convivial pleasures

what he has gained from a cupbearer and from his own cup.

وَشَأنُ مِثلي أَن يُرى خالِياً

وَشَأنُ مِثلي أَن يُرى خالِياً

بِنَفسِهِ يَبحَثُ عَن نَفسِهِ

بِنَفسِهِ يَبحَثُ عَن نَفسِهِ

And the way of one like me is to be seen alone,

by himself, searching for himself.