1. في جَنَّةِ الدُنيا جَذَل

    ذَر ذا عَويلَ عَلى طَلَل

    In the world's paradise is joy.

    Leave this wailing over a ruined dwelling.

  2. نورٌ نَدِيٌّ نافِعٌ

    سَحَراً نَسيمُ عَلى بَلَل

    Dewy, beneficent blossoms;

    Before dawn, a breeze over moisture.

  3. طَلَلٌ عَلى خُضرِ الرُبا

    مُخضَلَّةٌ ذي مِن طِلَل

    A ruin upon the green hills;

    These are drenched with dew.

  4. الطَيرُ ناجَت رَبَّها

    خُمُلُ الأَصائِلِ في عِلَل

    The birds communed with their Lord,

    Languid at dusk, beset with ailments.

  5. كَأسٌ مُرَوَّقَةٌ صَفَت

    راقَت بِها مِثلي ثَمِل

    A cup of filtered wine has cleared;

    It pleased; with it, one like me grew drunk.

  6. فَتّانُ ساقيها رَشاً

    سابٍ هِلالٌ في الحُلَل

    Its cupbearer is a bewitching gazelle fawn,

    A captivating crescent moon in robes.

  7. وَجَناتُهُ وَرداتُ في

    جَنّاتِ تُجنى بِالقُبَل

    His cheeks are roses in

    Gardens, plucked with kisses.

  8. غَنَّت قِيانٌ بَينَنا

    ذُقنا أَطايِبَ مِن أُكُل

    Slave songstresses sang among us;

    We tasted the choicest of foods.

  9. الوَقتُ صافٍ رائِقٌ

    كُلٌّ بِهِ نالَ الأَمَل

    The moment is clear and serene;

    In it, everyone attained his hope.

  10. طوبى زَهٍ بَخ حَبَّذا

    بِسِواهُ ما ضُرِبَ المَثَل

    Bliss! Bravo! Splendid! How delightful!

    Nothing else was held up as an example.