ألا رُبَّ يَومٍ أشرَقَت شَمسُ كَأسِه

ألا رُبَّ يَومٍ أشرَقَت شَمسُ كَأسِه

فطافَت علَى جُلاسِه قبلَ شَمسِه

فطافَت علَى جُلاسِه قبلَ شَمسِه

Ah, many a day the sun of its cup rose,

Alas! How often has the sun shone on his cup,

and made its rounds among its companions before the day's sun rose.

And circled his companions before himself.

كذلك ذو الفَخرين في طول عُمره

كذلك ذو الفَخرين في طول عُمره

نَرى يَومه في الجود يزري بأمسِه

نَرى يَومه في الجود يزري بأمسِه

So too Dhu al-Fakhrayn, throughout his life:

So too this boastful one throughout his life,

we see his today, in generosity, put his yesterday to shame.

We see his day in generosity sowing its eve.