يا صاح إن الدهر صاعد برهة

فغدا الزمان لحسنها محساد

O friend, time is ascending for a while

So tomorrow became envious of its beauty

يدوم على نهر الجواهر مفرد

من حسنه شفى به الأنكاد

It remains solo on the river of jewels

Its beauty has healed the wounded

واد فكأنه محفة من فضة

أو ما قد صاغه الأهناد

A valley as if it were a silver bowl

Or what skilled goldsmiths have wrought

شق البسيطة صاون يزبرجد

رقمت جوانب سوحه الأبراد

It split the plain, channels of emerald

Its banks were embroidered with hailstones

مع فتية فتنوا بحسن وجوههم

قلب السجي فغاب عنه مراد

With youths who were tempted by the beauty of their faces

The passionate heart forgot its purpose

هب النسيم فحركت نفحاته

منا القلوب ويان فينا رشاد

The breeze blew, its breaths stirred

Our hearts - and guidance is within us

ريح الصبا حنت إلينا تذيقنا

طعم السلو وما لديها نفاد

The morning breeze leaned toward us to let us taste

The flavor of joy - and it has no limit

والنهر الجوانب ضاحك

عن ثغر در ما له أنداد

And the river banks laugh

At the lips of pearls - they have no equal

يهدي السرور بجمعنا ويؤمنا

كاسات راح صاغها الأمجاد

It brings us joy in our gathering and gives us

Goblets of comfort forged by glory

لله يوم قد تضاحك فجرة

وتشبهت بسروره الأعياد

God, one day it smiled at dawn

And resembled festivals in its joy