وَقَدْ كُنْتُ في عُنْفُوانِ الشَّبَابِ

وَقَدْ كُنْتُ في عُنْفُوانِ الشَّبَابِ

أُوافِقُ أَيرِى علَى مَا يُحِبّْ

أُوافِقُ أَيرِى علَى مَا يُحِبّْ

And I was once in the prime of youth,

In the prime of my youth

indulging my cock in whatever it desired.

I would acquiesce to my companion’s desires

فَأُعْتُبُهُ وَهْوَ لا يَرْ عَوِي

فَأُعْتُبُهُ وَهْوَ لا يَرْ عَوِي

وَأَجْذِبُهُ وَهْوَ لا يَنْجَذِبْ

وَأَجْذِبُهُ وَهْوَ لا يَنْجَذِبْ

So I reproach it, yet it will not desist;

So I would chide him while he paid me no heed

and I tug at it, yet it will not yield.

And I would attract him while he felt no attraction

وَوَالَى جَفَاهُ وَوَلَّى قَفَاهُ

وَوَالَى جَفَاهُ وَوَلَّى قَفَاهُ

وَمَافي يَدِي دِرَّةُ المُحْتَسِبْ

وَمَافي يَدِي دِرَّةُ المُحْتَسِبْ

And it persisted in its coldness and turned its back,

Yet he turned his back and went away

and I have no morals inspector’s whip in my hand.

While in my hand was the pearl of the reprover