ليت أعمارنا تقضت سراعا

فلأيا ما بها تنكيد

I wish our lives would pass quickly

For however much hardship they contain

كل عيش لا ينقضي بهناء

فبنقصانه يكون المزيد

All life that does not end in happiness

Its shortcoming brings more

وسعيد منعاش غير شقي

وشقي يموت فهو السعيد

Happy is he who did not live miserable

And the miserable one dies, so he is happy