تاقي عَلى المَرء احيان تحيره

تاقي عَلى المَرء احيان تحيره

يَلقى سَعادته فيها بقوله لا

يَلقى سَعادته فيها بقوله لا

Moments come upon a person and bewilder him;

Sometimes perplexity weighs upon a man,

He finds his happiness in them by saying “no.”

And in it he finds his happiness by saying no.

اما الشهامة في اليوم العَصيب فَفي

اما الشهامة في اليوم العَصيب فَفي

قول الفَتى وَهُوَ مرتاح الضَمير بَلى

قول الفَتى وَهُوَ مرتاح الضَمير بَلى

As for nobility on a trying day, it lies in

But as for courage on the fateful day, it lies

A young man's saying “yes,” his conscience at ease.

In the youth's saying yes, with an easy conscience.