طَلِّقِ الغِرَّةَ الَّتي أَنتَ فيها

طَلِّقِ الغِرَّةَ الَّتي أَنتَ فيها

وَتَأَهَّل بِفَطنَةِ الأَذكِياءِ

وَتَأَهَّل بِفَطنَةِ الأَذكِياءِ

Divorce the heedlessness in which you dwell,

Cast off the ignorance in which you live

And wed the discernment of the clever.

And adorn yourself with the wisdom of the wise

وَاِنتَهِز فُرصَةَ الشَبيبَةِ فيها

وَاِنتَهِز فُرصَةَ الشَبيبَةِ فيها

لا تَكُن مِن عِصابَةِ الأَشقِياءِ

لا تَكُن مِن عِصابَةِ الأَشقِياءِ

And seize youth's opportunity while it lasts;

Seize the opportunity of your youth

Do not be among the band of the wretched.

And be not of the company of the wretched

فَأَلَذُّ الأَنامِ عِندِيَ عَيشاً

فَأَلَذُّ الأَنامِ عِندِيَ عَيشاً

مَن تَسَرّى بِخُلَّةِ السَرّاءِ

مَن تَسَرّى بِخُلَّةِ السَرّاءِ

For, to me, the mortal whose life is sweetest

For the most pleasant life, in my view

Is one who takes companionship with joy as his concubine.

Is to live thriftily in times of ease