1. My boon companion, arise for revelry,
For time has favored us,
١. نَديمي قُم إِلى اللَهوِ
فَقَد ساعَدنا الدَهرُ
2. In our gathering there is a sun,
Whose burden the full moon has undertaken,
٢. وَفي مَجلِسِنا شَمسٌ
تَوَلّى حَملَها بَدرُ
3. And a flank, whenever it is stroked,
Its hips complain of the touch.
٣. وَساقٍ كُلَّما ماسَ
تَشَكّى رِدفَهُ الخَصرُ
4. A boon companion, gentle and sweet,
And a wine, rough and bitter.
٤. نَديمٌ ناعِمٌ حُلوٌ
وَراحٌ خَشِنٌ مُرُّ