1. عَلِّل فُؤادَكَ قَد أَبَلّ عَليلُ

    وَاِغنَم حَياتَكَ فَالبَقاءُ قَليلُ

    Soothe your heart; an ailing man has recovered.

    And make the most of your life, for life is brief.

  2. لَو أَنَّ عُمرَكَ أَلفُ عامٍ كامٍلٍ

    ما كانَ حَقا أَن يُقالَ طَويلُ

    If your lifespan were a thousand full years,

    it would not be right to call it long.

  3. أَكَذا يَقودُ بِكَ الأَسى نَحوَ الرَدى

    وَالعُودُ عُودٌ وَالشَمولُ شُمولُ

    Does sorrow lead you thus toward death,

    while the lute is a lute, and wine is wine?

  4. لا يَستَبيكَ الهَمُّ نَفسَكَ عَنوَةً

    وَالكأسُ سَيفٌ في يَدَيكَ صَقيلُ

    Let not care take your soul captive by force,

    while the cup is a polished sword in your hands.

  5. بِالعَقلِ تَزدَحِمُ الهُمومُ عَلى الحَشا

    فالعَقلُ عِندي أَن تَزولَ عُقولُ

    Through reason, cares crowd upon the heart;

    so reason, in my view, means losing one's wits.