أقول لهم قد رق عيشي والصبا

أقول لهم قد رق عيشي والصبا

وعقلي وكاساتي وصوت الذي غنى

وعقلي وكاساتي وصوت الذي غنى

I tell them: my life and the east breeze have grown delicate,

I tell them my life has softened, and my youth,

As have my mind, my goblets, and the voice of the one who sang.

My mind, my cups, the voice that used to sing.

فقال الذي أهوى وخصري نسيته

فقال الذي أهوى وخصري نسيته

فقلت له والله قد جئت في المعنى

فقلت له والله قد جئت في المعنى

Then the one I love said, “And my waist—you forgot it!”

He whom I love said, "You have forgotten my waist."

So I told him, “By God, you are included in what I meant.”

I said, "By God, in meaning I have come to you."