1. Leaning their cheeks upon their palms
Morning sleep had overcome them and overcome me
١. وَمُوسِّدينَ عَلى الأَكُفِّ خُدودَهم
قَد غالَهُم نَومُ الصَباحِ وَغالني
2. I kept giving them drink and serving their remains
Until I became drunk and the same fate befell them
٢. ما زِلتُ أَسقيهِم وَأَشرَبُ فَضلَهم
حَتّى سَكِرتُ وَنالَهُم ما نالَني
3. And wine knows how to take its revenge
I tilted its cup so it made me tilt
٣. وَالخَمرُ تَعلَمُ كَيفَ تَطلُبُ ثَأرَها
إِنّي أَمَلتُ إِناءَها فَأَمالَني