يا حبذا يومي بحَدّه

وبُرودُ عَيْشي مُستجدّهْ

Oh what a wonderful day it is

With the coolness of my renewed life

والغيمُ قد نشرتْ يدا

هُ على رقيق الأفقِ بُردَهْ

And the clouds have spread out their hands

With their coldness over the delicate horizon

وعيون نَرجسها المراضُ

تنبّهتْ مِن بعدِ رَقْدهْ

And the eyes of the drowsy narcissus

Have awakened after their slumber

والأقحوانُ غُصونُه

نحو الحدائق مُستمدّه

And the rose branches

Stretch towards the gardens

وزهوره تحكي الثغورَ

مقبلات فيه ورده

And its flowers tell of the meadows

With roses arriving in them

وترى البنفسجَ والشقيق

الغضّ والريحان عنده

And you see the purple and the poppy

Still moist with dew near them

فاغنمْ بها صفو المعيشةِ

فالنوائب مستعدّهْ

So enjoy the essence of life

Before misfortunes arrive

صفو المعاشِ كما علمتَ

من العواري المستردّهْ

Enjoy the essence of life, as you know

From missed opportunities that passed you by

فَالْعيشُ مُقْتبلُ الصِّبَا

والعُمرُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَشُدَّهْ

For life is still in its spring

And youth has not yet reached its peak