قلعت ضرسي قبل ضرس الجهل

قلعت ضرسي قبل ضرس الجهل

فلم يعد ينبت ضرس العقل

فلم يعد ينبت ضرس العقل

I pulled out my molar before the molar of ignorance;

I pulled out the tooth of ignorance

so the molar of wisdom no longer grows.

Before the tooth of wisdom could sprout

وكيف لا يجهل صبٌ مثلي

وكيف لا يجهل صبٌ مثلي

عاش مع الغيد خفيف الظل

عاش مع الغيد خفيف الظل

And how could a lovesick man like me not be foolish,

How could one as young as I not be ignorant

who lived with graceful maidens, full of charm?

Having lived with the flock, lightly shaded

غذاؤه الراح ورَنُّ الحجْلِ

غذاؤه الراح ورَنُّ الحجْلِ

وريق ربات العيون النجل

وريق ربات العيون النجل

His nourishment is wine and the anklet's ringing,

His food is comfort and the tinkle of anklets

and the saliva of wide-eyed ladies.

And the leaf of the doe-eyed maidens

ذلك فضل الله أشهى فضل

ذلك فضل الله أشهى فضل

That is God's bounty—the most delectable bounty.

Such is the grace of God, the most coveted grace