1. وكنا زمانا نبل الهموم

    ونطفي الجوى بزلال الأماني

    And for a time we would cool our cares,

    And quench burning sorrow with the clear water of wishes.

  2. فينعم عيشاً بهن الجنان

    كأنا بها في نعيم الجنان

    So the heart would live blissfully through them,

    As though through them we were in the bliss of Paradise's gardens.

  3. فصرنا إلى زمن ليس فيه

    من لاعج الهم روح لعان

    Then we came to an age in which there is no

    Relief from searing grief for a sufferer.

  4. شغلنا به عن حديث المنى

    ببث الهموم وشكوى الزمان

    In it, we were distracted from talk of hopes

    By pouring out our cares and lamenting the times.