كُنِ ابنَ وَقْتٍ حاضرٍ تَجْنِي هَنا

كُنِ ابنَ وَقْتٍ حاضرٍ تَجْنِي هَنا

ولا تفُكِّرْ في غَدٍ وما ذَهَبْ

ولا تفُكِّرْ في غَدٍ وما ذَهَبْ

Be a child of your own time, fully present—you will reap here;

Be a child of the present moment, and you will reap joy.

do not dwell on tomorrow or on what has passed.

And do not think of tomorrow or what has passed.

وإن وجدتَ سُكراً فانْعَمْ به

وإن وجدتَ سُكراً فانْعَمْ به

ولا تَسَلْ عَمَّا جَرى على القَصَبْ

ولا تَسَلْ عَمَّا جَرى على القَصَبْ

And if you find sugar, savor it;

And if you find sugar, enjoy it.

do not ask what befell the cane.

And do not ask what befell the cane.