1. O friend, drink and serve me
From the fermented drink

2. With an insatiable drunkard
Skillful at swallowing wine

3. Or a lute player whose lute
Has taut strings

4. A houri who has drunk
The water of Kauthar by the pound

5. Her face from the gardens
And her destiny from hell

6. She has passion as if
The face of a Khazari lad

7. With hair whose tips
Look like spearheads

8. I call to her in my bliss
Come forward, come back

9. You have treated me well, like this
Stretch me, tie me, wring me out

10. How sweet is this life
Oh my stomach, oh my sight

11. For a time like this, vanish
Or adorn yourself or shine