يَا مُسْرِفاً فِي لَهْوِهِ

يَا مُسْرِفاً فِي لَهْوِهِ

وَمُذْهَباً فِي العَجَبْ

وَمُذْهَباً فِي العَجَبْ

O you, extravagant in your revelry,

O you who excessively indulge in vain amusement,

and carried away by conceit,

And are carried away by self-conceit,

هَلاَّ احْتَشَمْتَ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ

هَلاَّ احْتَشَمْتَ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ

بِبَعْضِ الكَسَبْ

بِبَعْضِ الكَسَبْ

Why have you not shown restraint and given in charity

Why do you not show modesty and give charity,

some of your earnings?

With some of what you earn?

مَاذَا يَفِيْدُكَ الْغِنى إِنْ قِيْلَ

مَاذَا يَفِيْدُكَ الْغِنى إِنْ قِيْلَ

مِثْرِيٌ حَرَبْ

مِثْرِيٌ حَرَبْ

What good is wealth to you if you are called

What good is wealth to you if it is said,

a wealthy pauper?

"He is very rich but lacks manners"?

أشعرتني بجفاء

أشعرتني بجفاء

وما سمعت بعتب

وما سمعت بعتب

You made me sense coldness,

You made me feel your coldness,

yet I heard no reproach.

Yet I heard no reproach.

يا أعدل الناس هلا

يا أعدل الناس هلا

أخبرتني ما ذنبي

أخبرتني ما ذنبي

O most just of people, why have you not

O most just of people, why

told me what my fault is?

Did you not tell me my sin?

وليس لي فيك ذنب

وليس لي فيك ذنب

إلا ولائي وحبي

إلا ولائي وحبي

And I have done you no wrong

I have no sin against you

save my loyalty and my love.

Except my loyalty and love.

إني على العهد باق

إني على العهد باق

إن جدت أو لا بقرب

إن جدت أو لا بقرب

Indeed, I remain true to the pledge,

I remain true to my vow

whether you grant me closeness or not.

Whether you stay close or go far.

لأكثر النسوة ممن نرى

لأكثر النسوة ممن نرى

خير نقاب هو ترك النقاب

خير نقاب هو ترك النقاب

For most of the women we see,

For most women we see,

the best veil is to leave off the veil.

The best veil is to leave off the veil.

قد تعذر الحسناء إن تحتجب

قد تعذر الحسناء إن تحتجب

وغيرها ما عذرها في الحجاب

وغيرها ما عذرها في الحجاب

A beautiful woman may be excused if she veils herself;

The beautiful woman may have an excuse to be veiled,

but another—what excuse has she for veiling?

But what excuse has another to be veiled?

حبذا مولد من أنجبته

حبذا مولد من أنجبته

كان من حظ الندى أن ينجبا

كان من حظ الندى أن ينجبا

How lovely the birth of the one you brought forth!

Blessed is the birth of one whose mother

It was generosity's good fortune that he should be born.

Was of the essence of dew when she gave birth.

بشرته هلة صادقة

بشرته هلة صادقة

بعلى يكمل فيها كوكبا

بعلى يكمل فيها كوكبا

A truthful crescent brought him glad tidings

His smile is one of truthfulness,

of heights where he would attain fullness as a star,

Through him a star is made complete.

وبعمر في مدى تاريخه

وبعمر في مدى تاريخه

يغنم العيش رقيقا طيبا

يغنم العيش رقيقا طيبا

and of a lifetime throughout whose course

And his life, throughout its history,

he would enjoy a gentle, pleasant life.

Enjoys a gentle, sweet living.