كُن وَشيكاً في حاجَةٍ أَو مَكيثاً

لَيسَ مُرُّ الأَيامِ فينا بِمَهلِ

Be quick in need or wait patiently,

The passing of days is not slow within us.

حَبَّذا العَيشُ وَالزَمانُ غَريرٌ

وَالفَتى ما اِستَجَدَّ حُلَّةَ كَهلِ

Living and time are deceitful,

And the youth does not don the garb of old age.

وَخُمولي يَذودُعَنّي الرَزايا

نامَ عَنّي الأَذى فَلَم يَنتَبِه لي

My indifference keeps troubles away from me.

Harm slept, and did not awaken to me,

قَبلَ أَن يَنطِقَ الزَمانُ بِتَصغي

رِ كِبارٍ مِن فَرطِ عَيٍّ وَجَهلِ

Before time could speak in censure

Of elders, from excessive foolishness and ignorance.

إِذ ثُرَيّا النُجومِ تُسمى بِثَروى

وَسُهَيلُ السَماءِ يُدعى بِسَهلِ

When the stars of Thurayya are called Thurayya,

And Suhayl in the sky is called Suhayl,

وَلُجَينٌ لَجنٌ كَبيرَةِ لَفظٍ

وَلِجَيمٌ كَذاكَ أَخلاقُ سَهلِ

Lujayn is a greatness of pronunciation,

And Lujaym likewise, the morals of Suhayl.