فَضَّلَ الراح أنها لذَّة المَش

فَضَّلَ الراح أنها لذَّة المَش

رب عند الظمآن والريَّانِ

رب عند الظمآن والريَّانِ

What makes wine superior is that it is pleasant to drink

The breeze is preferred for it is the pleasure of walking,

For both the thirsty and those whose thirst is quenched;

Drink for the thirsty, and the sated.

وجميعُ الشراب مما سِواها

وجميعُ الشراب مما سِواها

غيرُ لذٍّ إلا لدى الظمآنِ

غيرُ لذٍّ إلا لدى الظمآنِ

And every drink other than it

And all drink other than it,

Is pleasant only to the thirsty.

Is not a pleasure, except for the thirsty.