إِن أُمسِ مُنقَبِضَ اليَدَينِ عَنِ الغِنى

وَعَنِ العَدُوِّ مُخَيَّسَ الشَيطانِ

Yesterday, want turned from me its greedy hands

And from the foe crept off the cringing Satan;

فَلَقَد أَروحُ عَلى اللِئامِ مُسَلَّطاً

ثَلِجَ المُقيلُ مُنَعَّمَ النَدمانِ

So I spend freely, playing host to common folk,

Cool calm in fortune’s spite and sure in purpose.

في ظِلِّ عَيشِ عَشيرَةٍ مَحمودَةٍ

تَندَى يَدي وَيُخافُ فَرطُ لِساني

At ease I dwell with noble tribes around

Whose hands from mine and tongues from slips I guard.

أَزمانَ جِنِّيُّ الشَبابِ مُطاوِعٌ

وَإِذِ الأَميرُ عَلَيَّ مِن حَرّانِ

To youth and spring I bend a willing ear

And prince's word - obey it out of Harran.

فَاِكحَل بِعَبدَةَ مُقلَتَيكَ مِنَ القَذى

وَبِوَشكِ رُؤيَتِها مِنَ الهَمَلانِ

Then comfort you with love your longing eyes

From motes with a glance at her from lids do freed.

فَلَقُربُ مَن تَهوى وَأَنتَ مُتَيَّمٌ

أَشفى لِدائِكَ مِن بَني مَروانِ

So blessing you who pine for one long loved -

Than Marwan’s sons that meeting works best cure.