1. دَعَوْتُك يا خليلي للحضُورِ

    فلا تبْخَل بتعْجيلِ السُّرورِ

    I invited you, my dear friend, to come;

    so do not hold back from hastening joy.

  2. فعْمْرُ الالْتقاءِ غدا قصيراً

    فطَوِّلْهُ بأوقاتِ البُكورِ

    For the span of our meeting has grown short,

    so lengthen it with the early morning hours.