إما ترينا وقد خفت مجالسنا

والموتُ أمرٌ لهذا الناس مكتوبُ

You will either see us when our gatherings have diminished

And death is destined for these people

فقد غنينا وفينا سامرٌ غنجٌ

وساكنٌ وكأني الليلَ مرهُوبُ

For we have had our singing and drinking

With one who sings softly and another who is silent as if the night terrifies him

منا الذي هو ما إن طرَّ شاربهُ

والعانسونَ ومنّا المُردُ والشِّيبُ

Among us is one who has barely wet his lips with wine

And the bachelors, and the grey-haired and white-haired among us