يَقَرُّ بعَيني أن أزورَ مَغَانِياً

بِسَاحَتِها كُنّا نَخوضُ ونَلْعبُ

My eyes delight in visiting the taverns

In their courtyard we would frolic and play

إذا العَيْش غَضٌّ والشَبيبَةُ لَدْنَةٌ

وسافرُ وَجْه الحُسْنِ ليسَ يُحجّبُ

When life was fresh and youth was tender

And the face of beauty was unveiled

فكُلُّ صَباحٍ في الشُّروقِ مفضَض

وكل أصيلٍ في الغُروبِ مُذَهّبُ

So every dawn in the sunrise was radiant

And every evening in sunset was gilded

وَما أربي إلا الرُّصافةُ لَوْ دَنَتْ

وَهل لِلْهوى إلا الرُّصَافةُ مَذْهبُ

And I wish for nothing but purity, if it drew near

For love, nothing but purity is its way