1. These gardens and the breezes’ breaths
Beneath the shade and this bridge of bridges

2. The birds in the sweet waters chirp
Melodies and ecstasy with all kinds of joys

3. The goldfinches and nightingales recite
Verses of psalms with eloquent tongues

4. The boughs sway with the breeze as
The Christians swayed with joy for Simon

5. Rise my friend, serve me pure red wine
That was for Chosroes from Shirin

6. A beverage in the dark night that shows me
From its light, lamps and flowers that guide me

7. It keeps joy and takes away the sorrow
From the heart of its drinker, who becomes oblivious and ungrieved

8. Its blend came well when it resembled
A precious bead necklace of gold coins

9. So it attracted the hearts with love
Greeting the tender doe-eyed girls

10. From the palm of the soft-limbed coquette
With a glance she captivates me and imprisons me

11. My poor eyes long for her company
If she enriches me with her friendship, it will enrich me

12. And I sincerely perform the five prayers
The pale dawn will not stop me from my faith

13. And I ask God for pardon on the Day of Judgment
And God's pardon is what the likes of me, every poor one, hopes for

14. So count, my friend, about Nejd and its dwellers
And the sands of Hazwa and the encampments of Yabreen

15. And roam the sweet waters of Nayrab in the morning
And awaken my heart there singing with two hearts

16. You will find immortal love reigning there
So it has there many a Layla and Majnoon

17. I am dead from the departure, with no movement
So revive me with the return, to bring me to life