الدَهرُ ما بَينَ مَطوِيٍّ وَمَبسوطِ

الدَهرُ ما بَينَ مَطوِيٍّ وَمَبسوطِ

وَالماءُ ما بَينَ مَجرودٍ وَمَخروطِ

وَالماءُ ما بَينَ مَجرودٍ وَمَخروطِ

Time lies between the folded and the outspread,

Time is between folded and unfolded,

and water between the stripped bare and the tapered,

And water between drawn and overflowed.

في مَجلِسٍ عَمَرَتهُ الغادِياتُ لَنا

في مَجلِسٍ عَمَرَتهُ الغادِياتُ لَنا

فَظَلَّ يُحلى بِتَزويقٍ وَتَسليطِ

فَظَلَّ يُحلى بِتَزويقٍ وَتَسليطِ

in a gathering place the morning rains have enlivened for us;

In a gathering made pleasant by ladies of the past,

so it remained adorned with painted ornament and polish.

It remains, adorned with arrangement and pouring.

فَاِشرَب عَلى حُسنِهِ إِن كُنتَ مُعتَقِداً

فَاِشرَب عَلى حُسنِهِ إِن كُنتَ مُعتَقِداً

أَلّا يُرى مِنهُ فيهِ وَجهُ تَفريطِ

أَلّا يُرى مِنهُ فيهِ وَجهُ تَفريطِ

So drink to its beauty, if you believe

So drink to its beauty, if you believe

that no sign of neglect of it should be seen within it.

No face of excess will be seen in it.