هَذا حَبيبٌ وَصولُ

هَذا حَبيبٌ وَصولُ

وَذا رَقيبٌ صَرومُ

وَذا رَقيبٌ صَرومُ

This is a devoted beloved,

This is a lover nearing,

And this a stern watcher;

And that a spy lurking,

وَذاكَ شَرخُ شَبابٍ

وَذاكَ شَرخُ شَبابٍ

أَغَرُّ وَهوَ بَهيمُ

أَغَرُّ وَهوَ بَهيمُ

And that is youth in its prime,

And yonder a fissure of youth,

Radiant, though it is pitch-dark;

Most tender, yet heedless,

وَقَهوَةٌ وَغِناءُ

وَقَهوَةٌ وَغِناءُ

وَسامِرٌ وَنَديمُ

وَسامِرٌ وَنَديمُ

And wine and song,

A coffeehouse and singing,

And a companion for night-talk and a drinking companion.

A drinking-companion and friend,

فَخُذ نَصيبُكَ مِنهُ

فَخُذ نَصيبُكَ مِنهُ

فَلَيسَ شَيءٌ يَدومُ

فَلَيسَ شَيءٌ يَدومُ

So take your share of it,

So take what is yours in it,

For nothing lasts.

For nothing can last.