وقد كنت ذا حالٍ أطيلُ ادِّكارها

وقد كنت ذا حالٍ أطيلُ ادِّكارها

وإرعاءَها قلبي لأهتزَّ مُعْجبا

وإرعاءَها قلبي لأهتزَّ مُعْجبا

And once my lot was such that I would linger over its memory,

I once lived in a state whose memory I cherished,

And give it my heart's attention, that I might thrill with admiration.

And whose care made my heart quiver with wonder.

فُبدِّلتُ حالاً غير هاتيك غايتي

فُبدِّلتُ حالاً غير هاتيك غايتي

تناسِيَّ ذكراها لتغرُبَ مغربا

تناسِيَّ ذكراها لتغرُبَ مغربا

Then my lot was changed to another; my aim

But now my state has changed, my goal is different:

Was to put its memory out of mind, that it might sink from sight.

To forget those memories, so they disappear like sunset.

وكنت أُدير الكأس ملأى رَويّةً

وكنت أُدير الكأس ملأى رَويّةً

لأجذْلَ مسروراً بها ولأَطربا

لأجذْلَ مسروراً بها ولأَطربا

And I would pass around the cup, full and brimming,

I would lift the cup, filled to the brim,

To rejoice, delighted by it, and thrill with pleasure.

To revel happily, carried away with joy.

وكانت مزيداً في سروري ومُتعتي

وكانت مزيداً في سروري ومُتعتي

فأضحتْ مفرّاً من همومي ومَهربا

فأضحتْ مفرّاً من همومي ومَهربا

And it added to my joy and pleasure;

She brought me more happiness and pleasure -

But it became a refuge from my cares and an escape.

Now she flees from my troubles and sorrows.