لا أحسب المرءَ في هذا الوجود سوى

لا أحسب المرءَ في هذا الوجود سوى

حيٍّ أليف شقاءٍ يتَّقي العدَما

حيٍّ أليف شقاءٍ يتَّقي العدَما

I deem man in this existence nothing but

I believe a man in this existence is only

a living being, misery’s companion, warding off nonexistence.

A living being accustomed to misery avoiding destruction

فان تجلَّى له نُورُ الصبابة لم

فان تجلَّى له نُورُ الصبابة لم

يَعُد يرى البؤس همَّا والضنى سقَما

يَعُد يرى البؤس همَّا والضنى سقَما

But if the light of ardent love shines upon him, he no longer

So if the light of youth appeared to him

sees misery as sorrow or weakness as illness.

He would no longer see distress and poverty as an illness

يرقى الى الشرف الأَعلى بخُلَّتهِ

يرقى الى الشرف الأَعلى بخُلَّتهِ

فيحسب الارضَ بالاسعاد خيرَ سَمَا

فيحسب الارضَ بالاسعاد خيرَ سَمَا

Through his loving bond he rises to the highest eminence,

He rises to the highest honor with his arrogance

and deems the earth the finest heaven for the joy it brings.

And thinks the earth with happiness is the best sky

والعيشُ مُرٌّ فلولا ان تمازجهُ

والعيشُ مُرٌّ فلولا ان تمازجهُ

حلاوةُ الحبّ لن يستملحَ الأَلما

حلاوةُ الحبّ لن يستملحَ الأَلما

And life is bitter; were it not mingled with

And life is bitter so if not for

the sweetness of love, he would never find pain delightful.

The sweetness of love he would not enjoy pain