1. زَارني حِبِّي وطابت أوقاتِي

    وسمعْ لي الحبيبْ

    My beloved visited me, and my hours grew sweet.

    And the beloved listened to me.

  2. وعَفا عن جميعْ زَلاَّتِي

    عَلَى غيْظ الرقيبْ

    And pardoned all my lapses,

    To the watcher's chagrin.

  3. زَارَنِي مُنْيتي وزال الباسْ

    وسَمعْ بالوِصالْ

    My heart's desire visited me, and distress departed.

    And he heard of union.

  4. وحضَرْ حضْرتِي ودار الكاسْ

    وبلغْتُ الآمالْ

    And he entered my presence, and the cup went round.

    And I attained my hopes.

  5. وشَرِبنا وطابَتِ الأنفاس

    مِن مُدامِ حَلالْ

    And we drank, and our breaths grew sweet,

    From lawful wine.

  6. إمْلاَ كاسِي ففيهْ مزاتِي

    نشربُوا يا لَبيب

    Fill my cup, for in it is my delight.

    Let us drink, O discerning one.

  7. وحَبيبي أنسي ومشْكاتي

    مَعي حاضِرْ قريب

    And my beloved is my solace and my lamp-niche,

    With me, present and near.

  8. أي مدامه وأي خمره وأي خمَّار

    وأي طربْ وأي غنا

    What aged wine, what wine, and what a wine-seller!

    And what rapture, and what singing!

  9. في رِياضٍ تفتَّحت أزْهارْ

    وأنارَت لنَا

    In gardens where flowers opened,

    And shone for us.

  10. والْطُيور في منابِرِ الأشجارْ

    تختْطِبْ بيْننا

    And the birds, in the pulpits of the trees,

    Preach among us.

  11. وزُجاجاتِي مَلاَ وطاساتِي

    دُون عِنب دون زَبيب

    And my bottles and my bowls are full,

    Without grapes, without raisins.

  12. يا نَدامى افْهمُوا إشاراتي

    إنَّ وقتي عجِيبْ

    O drinking companions, understand my allusions:

    Truly, my moment is wondrous.

  13. رَقَّ ذا الخمرُ رَاق ذَا المشْروبْ

    في مَحَلَّ سَعيدْ

    This wine grew delicate; this drink grew clear,

    In a blissful place.

  14. دَعْني نشْرَب ونعْشَق المحْبُوب

    كُلَّ يوْمٍ جَديدْ

    Let me drink and love the beloved,

    Every new day.

  15. السَّفيهُ الذي يَقُولْ ليِّ تُوب

    إنما أنا رَشيدْ

    The fool is the one who tells me, 'Repent!'

    I am simply of sound judgment.

  16. ونقُول للعَذولِ إذْ يأتِي

    إِنّ وقتي عجِيبْ

    And we tell the reproacher when he comes:

    Truly, my moment is wondrous.

  17. عِلْمِي في ما مَضى وما يأتِي

    مُمْرض هُو الطَّبيب

    My knowledge of what has passed and what is to come:

    The one who causes sickness is the physician.

  18. أنا في ذا الْهَوى إِمامْ عصري

    ومحِب المجُونْ

    In this love, I am the master of my age,

    And a lover of wantonness.

  19. وفي عِشْقِ الْمِلاح فنيتُ عُمْري

    وفنَيْتُ الفُنونْ

    And in loving the fair, I spent my life,

    And exhausted every art.

  20. في دُجى اللَّيْلِ زارنِي يدْري

    لا تَراهُ الْعُيونْ

    In the dark of night he visited me, knowing

    That eyes cannot behold him.

  21. وأضَا مَنزلِي وساحاتِي

    كادَ عقْلي يَغِيب

    And lit my home and my courtyards.

    My mind almost vanished.

  22. في سُكُونِي سَكَن وحرَكاتي

    حاضِر لاَ يَغيب

    He dwelt in my stillness and my movements,

    Present, never absent.

  23. أنا في مذْهَبي نهَب نفْسي

    للَّذِي هِمْتُ فيه

    My way is to give my soul

    To the one in whom I am lost in love.

  24. وحضَرْ حضْرِتي حضَرْ أنْسي

    وأضَا الوقْتُ بِيه

    And he entered my presence; my solace came,

    And the moment shone through him.

  25. وتقُلْ لُو يا بَدْري يا شمسي

    عنْدما نلْتقيه

    And say to him, 'O my full moon, O my sun,'

    Whenever we meet him.

  26. زارَني حِبِّي وطابت أوقاتِي

    وسمحْ لي الحبيب

    My beloved visited me, and my hours grew sweet.

    And the beloved forgave me,

  27. مُذْ عفا عن جمِيع زَلاَّتي

    على غيْظ الرَّقِيب

    Since he pardoned all my lapses,

    To the watcher's chagrin.