لي في التَصابي وَاللَهوِ حاجاتُ

لَيسَ لِقَلبي مِنهُنَّ إِفلاتُ

I have desires for revelry and play,

My heart cannot escape from them,

كَم تَوبَةٍ قَد فَضَضتُ خاتَمَها

عَنّي وَلِلتائِبينَ رَجعاتُ

How many times have I torn off the seal of repentance,

Only for repentants to relapse,

فَاِشرَب غَداةَ النَيروزِ صافِيَةً

أَيّامُها في السُرورِ ساعاتُ

So drink on Nayrouz morning the pure wine,

Its days are hours of joy,

قَد ظَهَرَ الجِنُّ بِالنَهارِ لَنا

مِنهُم صُنوفٌ مُردٌ عَتِيّاتُ

Jinn have appeared to us in daylight,

Among them unruly, obstinate types,

تَميلُ في رَقصِهِم قُدودُهُم

كَما تَأَنَّت في الريحِ سَرواتُ

Their slender waists sway,

As palm trees gently bend in the wind,

وَرُكِّبَ القُبحُ فَوقَ حُسنُهُمُ

فَفي سَماجاتِهِم مَلاحاتُ

Ugliness is mounted on their beauty,

So in their allurements are coquetries.