لاح لك الصبحُ فَقُمْ فاصطبحْ

واربحْ على دهرك فيمن ربحْ

The dawn has risen for you, so arise and greet the morn

And gain over your fate among those who gained

الديكُ قد صاح مراراً وما

عليك صاحَ الديكُ أَم لم يصح

The rooster has crowed repeatedly, yet

Does the rooster's crowing concern you or not?

هاك انتخبْ هلك اقترحْ ما الفتى

إلا فتىً منتخبٌ مقترح

For a young man is none but a chosen suggestive young man

And pace between the cup and the playing cards or

ووالِ بين الكاس والطاس أو

ببطحَكَ الزقُّ كما قد بُطح

With your cheeks on the carpet as if knelt down

With his blood pouring from his throat

ذا دمُهُ ينصبُّ من حلقه

كما رأينا حبشياً ذبِح

As we saw a slaughtered Abyssinian

Life is but in pursuing passions

ما العيشُ إلا في ركوب الهوى

وأن تُرى منهمكاً مفتضح

And being seen immersed and exposed

Among some young men, whichever you wish, some young men

في فتيةٍ ما شئتَ م فتيةٍ

يجارُ في مدحهُم الممتدح

Whose praise makes the praiser praised

Their pitcher among them laughs

إِبريقهمْ بينهمُ ضاحكٌ

باكٍ كإنسانٍ حزينٍ فَرِح

Crying like a sad then happy person