يَاصَاحِ لاَ تَبْكِ عَهْداً لِلْوِصَالِ مَضَى
عَنَّا حَمِيداً وَأَوْطَاراً وَأَوطَانَا
O companion, do not weep for the days of union that have passed
Joyfully, and homes, and homelands that left us.
هَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ فَمَا الشَّكْوَى بِنَافِعَةٍ
وَكُلُّ صَعْبٍ إِذَا هَوَّنْتَهُ هَانَا
Make it easy on yourself, for complaining is useless,
And every hardship, when you make it easy, becomes slight.
وَانْظُرْ إِلَى الرَّوْضِ إِذْ هَبَّتْ مُحَدِّدَةً
طَلاَئِعُ الرِّيحِ كَيْفَ اهْتَزَّ وَازْدَانَا
Look at the garden when the winds blow tempestuously,
How the flowers sway and become more beautiful.
وَجَرَّدَ الْمَاءُ مِنْ عهدِ الطِّلاَلِ بِهِ
سَيْفاً مِنَ الْجَدْوَلِ الْمَسْلُولِ عُرْيَانَا
The rain stripped the water of the clouds' covenant,
A naked sword from the flowing stream.
وَأَوْتَرَ الْقَوْسُ فِي آفَاقِهِ قُزَحٌ
يَرْمِي فَدَرَّعَ أَنْهَاراً وَغُدْرَانَا
The bow strung the rainbow in its horizons,
Shooting, it clad rivers and meadows in mail.
وَأَرْسَلَ الْغَيْمُ نَبْلاً مِنْ سَحَائِبِه
أَدْمَى بِصَائِبِها وَرْداً وَنُعْمَاناً
The cloud unleashed a volley of arrows from its quivers
That bloodied the roses and nubians with its arrows.
فَهَاتِهَا كَشُعَاعِ الشَّمْسِ مُشْرِقَةً
كَأَنَّ فِي الْكَأْسِ يَاقُوتاً وَعِقْيَانَا
Offer it radiant as the sun's rays,
As if rubies and topaz fill the cup.
وَاشْرَب عَلَى نَغْمَةِ الأَوْتَارِ مُصْطَبِحاً
وَبُحْ بِسِرِّ الْهَوَى لاَ تُبْقِ كِتْمَانَا
Drink to the tune of the strings happily,
Reveal the secret of passion, do not conceal it.
وَارْكُضْ إِلَى اللَّهْوِ أَفْرَاسَ الصِّبَا مَرَحاً
إِذَا وَجَدْتَ لِخَيْلِ اللَّهْوِ مَيْدَانَا
Gallop to the joys of youth playfully,
When you find open ground for the steeds of joy.
وَلاَ تُضِع فُرَصَ اللَّذَّاتِ إِنَّ لَنَا
رَبّاً كَرِيماً يُقِيلُ الذَّنْبَ غُفْرَانَا
Do not miss opportunities for pleasures, for we have
A generous Lord who forgives sins abundantly.
وَكَيْفَ نَرْهَبُ مِنْ خَطْبٍ أَلَمَّ بِنَا
يُوْماً ويُوسُفُ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ مَوْلاَنَا
How can we fear an ordeal that befell us
One day when Joseph, after God, is our master?
