الطيب يهدى وتستهدى طرائفه

الطيب يهدى وتستهدى طرائفه

وأشرف الناس يهدي أشرف الطيب

وأشرف الناس يهدي أشرف الطيب

Perfume is given as a gift, and its rarest kinds are sought as gifts;

Perfume is given as a gift, and its rare varieties are sought as gifts;

and the noblest of people gives the noblest perfume.

And the noblest of people gives the noblest perfume.

والمسك أشبه شيء بالشباب فهب

والمسك أشبه شيء بالشباب فهب

شبه الشباب لبعض العصبة الشيب

شبه الشباب لبعض العصبة الشيب

Musk is the thing most like youth—so grant

And musk is the thing most like youth, so give

the semblance of youth to some of the grey-haired company.

The likeness of youth to some of the gray-haired company.