ثُب إِلى اللَذّاتِ فَالعُمرُ قَصيرُ

ثُب إِلى اللَذّاتِ فَالعُمرُ قَصيرُ

وَحَياةُ المَرءِ في الدُنيا غُرورُ

وَحَياةُ المَرءِ في الدُنيا غُرورُ

Leap toward pleasures, for life is short.

Seize the pleasures, for life is short

And a person's life in this world is an illusion.

And a person's life in this world is fleeting

لا تَدَع نَهبَ سُرورٍ عاجِلاً

لا تَدَع نَهبَ سُرورٍ عاجِلاً

كُلَّما أَمكَنَ في الدُنيا سُرورُ

كُلَّما أَمكَنَ في الدُنيا سُرورُ

Do not forgo snatching delight at once,

Do not let a readily available joy slip by

whenever delight is possible in this world.

Whenever possible in this life, find joy

فَأَسرِعِ الخَطوَ فَعِندي شادِنٌ

فَأَسرِعِ الخَطوَ فَعِندي شادِنٌ

وَفَتاةٌ وَخُمورٌ وَأُمورُ

وَفَتاةٌ وَخُمورٌ وَأُمورُ

So quicken your pace, for I have a young gazelle,

So hurry your steps, for I have wine

and a maiden, and wines, and other things,

And a girl, and wine, and things

وَسَقاةٌ وَحُداةٌ وَغِناً

وَسَقاةٌ وَحُداةٌ وَغِناً

وَجُنوكٌ وَطُبولٌ وَزُمورُ

وَجُنوكٌ وَطُبولٌ وَزُمورُ

and cupbearers, and chanters, and song,

And cupbearers, and singers, and songs

and harps, and drums, and pipes.

And lutes, and drums, and flutes

كُلَّما دُرنا رَأَينا بَينَنا

كُلَّما دُرنا رَأَينا بَينَنا

شادِناً يَشدو وَكاساتٍ تَدورُ

شادِناً يَشدو وَكاساتٍ تَدورُ

Whenever we turned, we saw among us

Whenever we circle around, we see among us

a young gazelle singing, and cups going round.

A singer singing, and cups going around