إِذا لاقَيتَ يَومَ الصِدقِ فَاِربَع

إِذا لاقَيتَ يَومَ الصِدقِ فَاِربَع

عَلَيهِ وَلا يُهِمُّكَ يَومُ سَوِّ

عَلَيهِ وَلا يُهِمُّكَ يَومُ سَوِّ

If you face the day of truth, stand firm

When you meet a day of truthfulness, insist

Through it, and let no evil day trouble you.

Upon it and don't care about a day of falsehood.

عَلى أَنّي بِسَرحِ بَني مُرادٍ

عَلى أَنّي بِسَرحِ بَني مُرادٍ

شَحَوتُهُمُ سِياقاً أَيَّ شَحوِ

شَحَوتُهُمُ سِياقاً أَيَّ شَحوِ

Yet, with the grazing herd of Banu Murad,

I have driven the camels of the tribe of Murad

I drove them far off—what a driving!

A long way on any route of driving.

وَآخَرَ مِثلَهُ لاعَيبَ فيهِ

وَآخَرَ مِثلَهُ لاعَيبَ فيهِ

بَصَرتُ بِهِ لِيَومٍ غَيرِ دَوِّ

بَصَرتُ بِهِ لِيَومٍ غَيرِ دَوِّ

And another like it, with no defect in it,

And another like it, with no fault in it,

I sighted for a day free of desolation.

I watched for a day other than one of injury.

خَفَضتُ بِساحَةٍ تَجري عَلَينا

خَفَضتُ بِساحَةٍ تَجري عَلَينا

أَباريقُ الكَرامَةِ يَومِ لَهوِ

أَباريقُ الكَرامَةِ يَومِ لَهوِ

I lived at ease in a courtyard, where there flowed for us

I humbled myself in a plain where are poured upon us

Pitchers of hospitality on a day of merriment.

Flagons of generosity on a day of play.