قُمْ بنا يا نديمُ فالطيرُ غرّدْ

قُمْ بنا يا نديمُ فالطيرُ غرّدْ

لمِدُامٍ كؤوسُه تتوقَدْ

لمِدُامٍ كؤوسُه تتوقَدْ

Rise with us, O drinking companion, for the birds have sung,

Arise, my boon companion, for the birds do warble

For wine whose cups blaze.

For wine cups that do spark and kindle

فلدينا قرنفلٌ قد نماهُ

فلدينا قرنفلٌ قد نماهُ

جَبَلُ الفتح نَشْرهُ قد تصَعّدْ

جَبَلُ الفتح نَشْرهُ قد تصَعّدْ

For we have a carnation nurtured by

For we have a clove blossom that did mature

Mount al-Fath; its fragrance has risen,

On the hill of victory its scent did waft and mingle

بين سوقٍ عُوجِ الرقاب لِطافٍ

بين سوقٍ عُوجِ الرقاب لِطافٍ

أَثْقَلَتْها أهلّةٌ من زبرجدْ

أَثْقَلَتْها أهلّةٌ من زبرجدْ

Among delicate stems with curved necks,

Amongst a market of slender necks most gentle

Weighed down by crescents of chrysolite,

Weighed down by jeweled necklaces of bright burgundy

وخدود مضرّجاتٍ عليها

وخدود مضرّجاتٍ عليها

شعراتٌ من لينها تتجعدْ

شعراتٌ من لينها تتجعدْ

And reddened cheeks upon which

And rosy cheeks blushed over

Fine hairs curl from their softness.

With soft hairs that do curl tenderly