ما لِيَ في الناسِ كُلُّهُم مَثَلُ

ما لِيَ في الناسِ كُلُّهُم مَثَلُ

مائي عُقارٌ وَنُقلِيَ القُبَلُ

مائي عُقارٌ وَنُقلِيَ القُبَلُ

I have no equal among all people.

All the people are the same to me

I have no likeness among all of mankind,

My water is wine, and my snacks are kisses.

My poison is water, my kiss is a curse

My water is wine, and my morsels are kisses,

كَذاكَ حَتّى إِذا العُيونُ غَفَت

كَذاكَ حَتّى إِذا العُيونُ غَفَت

وَحانَ نَومي فَمَفرَشي كَفَلُ

وَحانَ نَومي فَمَفرَشي كَفَلُ

So it goes until the eyes doze off,

So it is, until when the eyes close

And so it remains, until eyes drift into slumber,

And my bedtime comes—then my bed is a rump.

And my sleep comes, so my bed is a shackle

And when my sleep draws near, my mattress is a lover's haunch,

يا أَيُّها الناسُ بادِروا أَجَلاً

يا أَيُّها الناسُ بادِروا أَجَلاً

فَكُلُّ نَفسٍ وَرائَها أَجَلُ

فَكُلُّ نَفسٍ وَرائَها أَجَلُ

O people, make haste before your appointed end,

O people! Rush to your fate

O people, make haste before the appointed term,

For an appointed end awaits every soul.

For after each soul, a fate waits

For every soul is pursued by a destined end,

لِيَحمَدِ اللَهَ مُنكُمُ رَجُلٌ

لِيَحمَدِ اللَهَ مُنكُمُ رَجُلٌ

ساعَدَهُ في حَبيبِهِ الأَمَلُ

ساعَدَهُ في حَبيبِهِ الأَمَلُ

Let any man among you praise God

Let a man among you praise God

And let that man among you give praise to God,

Whose hope has aided him with his beloved.

Whose helper was hope for his beloved

Whose hope has aided him in winning his beloved.