تجنى الخبيبُ فقالوا غضبْ

وتاهَ دلالاً فقالوا اجتنبْ

They plucked the grapes, so they said he was angry,

And he went astray out of love, so they said avoid him.

الا دعهمُ ذاكَ بدرُ السما

إذا ما أضاءَ السماءَ احتجبْ

But let them be, that is the full moon of the sky,

When it illuminates the sky, it is veiled.

وهذي عروسُ الصبا أقبلتْ

تزفُّ إلينا عجوزُ الحقبْ

And here comes the bride of youth,

The old woman of eras comes to us as a bride.

فقم فاجلها إن بنتَ الضحى

تخافُ أشعةَ بنتَ العنبْ

So get up and drive her away, if you are the morning's daughter,

You fear the rays of the grape's daughter.

ولا تأمنِ الماءَ يخلو بها

فيولدها من بناتِ الحببْ

Do not trust the water when left alone with her,

Or it will give birth to her many lovely daughters.

وكم غشني حينَ عاملتهُ

فمزْ بينَ فضتهِ والذهبْ

And how often did it deceive me when I dealt with it,

So separate between its silver and gold.

وإما دعاني داعي الصبا

ومالت بعطفيَ أمُّ الطربْ

And if the youth's caller invited me,

And the mother of enchantment leaned towards my shoulder.

فقلْ لخطيبِ الرياضِ ارتجلْ

فإنَّ خطيبَ الهوى قد خطبْ

Tell the courtyards' suitor to improvise,

For the suitor of love has proposed.

وللصبحِ يبدي تباشيرَهُ

ويروي الهنا عن إمامِ الأدبْ

And the dawn shows its first light,

And narrates to the times about the imam of literature.