قُمrise هاتهاbring it فِاِنتِهابfor snatching العَيشlife's pleasures مُغتَنمٌa prize
قُم هاتها فِاِنتِهاب العَيش مُغتَنمٌ
مِنfrom كَفthe hand of مُعتَدلone well-proportioned فيin خَيرthe finest أَبانseason
مِن كَف مُعتَدل في خَير أَبان
Rise, bring it, for snatching life's pleasures is a prize,
Arise, seize the day, for living is opportune
From the hand of one well-formed, in the finest season,
In the generous hand, in prosperity's prime
حَيثwhere الرِياضthe gardens اِكتَسَتhave clothed themselves مِنof سُندسfine silk حللاًrobes
حَيث الرِياض اِكتَسَت مِن سُندس حللاً
وَتَوَّجتand were crowned بِيواقيتwith rubies وَعقيانand pure gold
وَتَوَّجت بِيواقيت وَعقيان
Where the gardens have donned robes of fine silk,
Where gardens are clad in silken robes
And have been crowned with rubies and pure gold.
Crowned with rubies and peridots
وَالمسكand musk فيin الحَملAries, the Ram العُلويcelestial إِذاwhen رَتَعَتgrazes
وَالمسك في الحَمل العُلوي إِذا رَتَعَت
غَزالةthe gazelle of الأُفقthe horizon وَالكافورand camphor سيانare alike
غَزالة الأُفق وَالكافور سيان
And musk—when in celestial Aries there grazes
With musk borne aloft when gazelles of the horizon graze
The horizon's gazelle—and camphor are alike.
Camphor and ambergris are as one