سقَىmay water اللهُGod أَيَّاماًdays لناfor us وليالياًand nights
سقَى اللهُ أَيَّاماً لنا وليالياً
مَضينَthey passed فماso not يُرجَىis hoped for لهنَّfor them رجوعُa return
مَضينَ فما يُرجَى لهنَّ رجوعُ
May God water our days and nights,
God has granted us days and nights
now gone, with no hope of their return,
That have passed, never to return
إذwhen العيشُlife صافٍunclouded والاحبَّةُand loved ones جيرةٌneighbors
إذ العيشُ صافٍ والاحبَّةُ جيرةٌ
جميعٌall together وإذand when كلُّall الزَّمانِtime ربيعُspring
جميعٌ وإذ كلُّ الزَّمانِ ربيعُ
when life was unclouded and loved ones were neighbors,
When life was pure, and loved ones close
all together, and when all time was spring;
All together, and all time was spring
وإِذand when أناI أَمَّاas for للعواذلِto the reproaching women فيin الصِبّاyouth
وإِذ أنا أَمَّا للعواذلِ في الصِبّا
فَعاصٍthen disobedient وأَمَّاand as for لِلهوىto love فَمُطِيعُthen obedient
فَعاصٍ وأَمَّا لِلهوى فَمُطِيعُ
and when, in youth, as for the reproaching women, I was
When I, for maidens in my youth
disobedient, and as for love, obedient.
Was rebellious, but to passion, obedient