ولحيةٍ سائلةٍ مُنْصَبَّهْ

ولحيةٍ سائلةٍ مُنْصَبَّهْ

شهباءَ تحكي ذنبَ المِذبَّهْ

شهباءَ تحكي ذنبَ المِذبَّهْ

And a beard, flowing and hanging down,

With his flowing beard inclined

Gray, resembling the tail of a fly whisk!

Like shooting stars recounting tales of the comet's tail

ألا فتىً يُرضي بِذاك ربَّهْ

ألا فتىً يُرضي بِذاك ربَّهْ

يضُمُّ كفَّيهِ على إرزَبَّهْ

يضُمُّ كفَّيهِ على إرزَبَّهْ

Is there no young man who would thereby please his Lord,

Indeed, a young man who pleases his Lord

Grasping a heavy mallet with both hands,

Clasps his palms around his beard

ثُمَّةَ يعلو رأسَهُ بضَرْبَهْ

ثُمَّةَ يعلو رأسَهُ بضَرْبَهْ

يَشفي بها قلُوبنا وقلبَهْ

يَشفي بها قلُوبنا وقلبَهْ

Then bringing a blow down upon his head,

Then he raises his head with pride

Healing our hearts with it, and his?

It heals our hearts and his own