إِنَّ البَنانَ الخَمسَ أَكافاءٌ مَعاً

إِنَّ البَنانَ الخَمسَ أَكافاءٌ مَعاً

وَالحَلى دونَ جَميعِها لِلخِنصَرِ

وَالحَلى دونَ جَميعِها لِلخِنصَرِ

Indeed, the five fingers are all equals,

The five fingers are allies together,

yet jewelry belongs to the little finger alone.

Yet the ring is for the little finger.

وَإِذا الفَتى فَقَدَ الشَبابَ نَشا لَهُ

وَإِذا الفَتى فَقَدَ الشَبابَ نَشا لَهُ

حُبُّ البَنينَ وَلا كَحُبِّ الأَصَغَرِ

حُبُّ البَنينَ وَلا كَحُبِّ الأَصَغَرِ

And when a man loses his youth, there grows in him

When a youth loses his vigor,

a love of sons—but none like his love for the youngest.

His love for the children arises, not like for the youngest.

وَاِخصُص بِرَسمِ تَحِيَّتي مَن لَم أَبُح

وَاِخصُص بِرَسمِ تَحِيَّتي مَن لَم أَبُح

لَكَ باسِمِهِ وَلَعَلَّهُ لَم يُذكَرِ

لَكَ باسِمِهِ وَلَعَلَّهُ لَم يُذكَرِ

And single out for my greeting one whose name I have not disclosed

Convey my regards in a special way to one whose name

to you—and perhaps it has not been mentioned—

I didn’t mention to you, and maybe he wasn’t mentioned.

مِمَّن أَوَدُّ لَها الرَدى لا عَن قِلى

مِمَّن أَوَدُّ لَها الرَدى لا عَن قِلى

وَتَوَدُّ أَبقى بِقاءَ الأدهرِ

وَتَوَدُّ أَبقى بِقاءَ الأدهرِ

among those for whom I wish death, not out of hatred,

Of those whom I wish safety for them, not out of paucity,

while she wishes me to live as long as the ages.

And they wish I remain for eternity.