1. وافَى وحَيَّاني بكأْسٍ ورَاحْ

    والهمُّ عن قلبي تَقَضَّى ورَاحْ

    He came and greeted me with a cup and wine;

    And sorrow passed from my heart and departed.

  2. وباتَ يسقي الخمرَ في رَوْضَةٍ

    زَيَّنَهَا الورْدُ وزهْرُ الأَقاحْ

    And he spent the night serving wine in a garden

    Adorned by roses and daisy blossoms.

  3. ولم يُشَفِّف لي كؤوسَ الطِّلا

    فقلت يا رُوحِي وزَيْنَ المِلاحْ

    But he did not fill my cups of wine to the brim,

    So I said, “O my soul and ornament of the fair,

  4. إن كنتُ قدْ عرْبدْتُ في سَكْرَتِي

    فَمَا عَلَى السَّكْرانِ أصْلاً جُنَاحْ

    If I behaved riotously in my drunkenness,

    Then no blame at all rests on a drunkard.

  5. أو كنتُ قدْ أخطأتُ في لفظةٍ

    فأنت يا مَوْلايَ رَبُّ السَّمَاحْ

    Or if I erred in a word,

    Then you, my lord, are the master of generosity.

  6. فبالَّذِي ولَّاكَ في مُهْجَتِي

    لا تسقني الكاساتِ إلا طِفَاحْ

    So, by Him who gave you dominion over my soul,

    Serve me no cups unless they brim over.

  7. ودَاوِ بالوصْل عليلَ الهوَى

    فَطَالَمَا أثْخَنَتْ قلبي جِرَاحْ

    And heal with union the one sick with love,

    For wounds have so often ravaged my heart.”

  8. فالحمدُ لله الذي قدْ صَفَا

    مُقَامُنَا من غير واشٍ ولاحْ

    So praise be to God, by whose grace serene has grown

    Our gathering, with neither talebearer nor reprover.

  9. فافترَّ عن ثغره باسماً

    فبان لي الدرُّ بفيهِ ولاحْ

    Then, smiling, he parted his lips,

    And the pearls in his mouth appeared to me and gleamed.