بَدَتْ لَكَ فِي رَوْضَةٍ وَرْدَةٌ

وَأَنْتَ جَنَيْتَ وَنِعْمَ الجَّنَى

A rose appeared to you in a garden

And you picked it - what a fine harvest!

بَلَغْتَ أحَبَّ المُنَى فِي الحَيَاةِ

وَإنَّ الحَيَاةَ جَمِيعاً مُنَى

You have attained the most beloved goal in life

Yet all of life is but a goal