1. يا حبذا يومي بحَدّه

    وبُرودُ عَيْشي مُستجدّهْ

    Oh, how lovely is my day in Ḥadda,

    and the robes of my life are renewed!

  2. والغيمُ قد نشرتْ يدا

    هُ على رقيق الأفقِ بُردَهْ

    And the cloud's two hands have spread

    its mantle over the delicate horizon.

  3. وعيون نَرجسها المراضُ

    تنبّهتْ مِن بعدِ رَقْدهْ

    And the languid eyes of its narcissi

    have awakened after a slumber.

  4. والأقحوانُ غُصونُه

    نحو الحدائق مُستمدّه

    And the chrysanthemum's branches

    stretch out toward the gardens.

  5. وزهوره تحكي الثغورَ

    مقبلات فيه ورده

    And its blossoms resemble mouths,

    kissing its roses there.

  6. وترى البنفسجَ والشقيق

    الغضّ والريحان عنده

    And you see the violet and the anemone,

    tender, and the basil beside it.

  7. فاغنمْ بها صفو المعيشةِ

    فالنوائب مستعدّهْ

    So seize life's serenity there,

    for misfortunes stand ready.

  8. صفو المعاشِ كما علمتَ

    من العواري المستردّهْ

    Life's serenity, as you know,

    is among the loans that are reclaimed.

  9. فَالْعيشُ مُقْتبلُ الصِّبَا

    والعُمرُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَشُدَّهْ

    For life is in youth's first bloom,

    and age has not yet reached its prime.