وَلَيْسَ فتَى الفِتْيانِ مَنْ راحَ واغْتَدَى

وَلَيْسَ فتَى الفِتْيانِ مَنْ راحَ واغْتَدَى

لِشُرْبِ صَبُوحٍ أَوْ لِشُرْبِ غَبوقِ

لِشُرْبِ صَبُوحٍ أَوْ لِشُرْبِ غَبوقِ

And the finest of young men is not he who goes out at evening and in the morning

The youth of youths is not one who went and took

To drink a morning draught or an evening draught;

To drink the morn's draught or evening's cup.

وَلَكنْ فَتَى الفِتْيانِ مَنْ رَاحَ واغْتَدَى

وَلَكنْ فَتَى الفِتْيانِ مَنْ رَاحَ واغْتَدَى

لضَرِّ عَدُوٍّ أَوْ لِنَفْعِ صَدِيقِ

لضَرِّ عَدُوٍّ أَوْ لِنَفْعِ صَدِيقِ

But the finest of young men is he who goes out at evening and in the morning

But youth of youths is one who went and took

To harm an enemy or to benefit a friend.

To smite a foe or shield a friend.