1. عروب تدور وماء يمور

    وكأس تدور وهمّ يطير

    An amorous woman goes round, and water surges;

    And a cup goes round, and care takes flight.

  2. وماء من المزن مثعنجر

    تخلله عن جناه الديور

    And water from the rainclouds gushes in torrents;

    Monasteries are interspersed within it [“away from its yield” is unclear as written].

  3. ويوم اعتدال زمان به

    يتمّ النعيم ويقوى السرور

    And a day of temperate weather, in which

    Bliss is complete, and joy grows strong.

  4. ولا بدّ من كدر بين ذاك

    بذكر الممات لراي القبور

    Yet amid all that, some sorrow is inevitable,

    From recalling death at the sight of graves.