قَدْ طَفِحَ القَلْبُ بِالهُمومِ فَإِنْ

قَدْ طَفِحَ القَلْبُ بِالهُمومِ فَإِنْ

طُفْتَ بِكَأْسٍ فَهاتِها تَطْفَحْ

طُفْتَ بِكَأْسٍ فَهاتِها تَطْفَحْ

The heart has overflowed with sorrows; so if

The heart is overflowing with worries, so if

you make the rounds with a cup, bring it brimming over,

You pass by with a cup, bring it over to overflow

في جُنْحِ ليْلٍ تُرى كَواكِبُهُ

في جُنْحِ ليْلٍ تُرى كَواكِبُهُ

وهي إِلى الغَرْبِ كُلُّها جُنَّحْ

وهي إِلى الغَرْبِ كُلُّها جُنَّحْ

in the darkness of a night whose stars are seen,

In the wing of a night whose stars are seen

while all of them incline toward the west.

Heading west, all winging

نَراكَ تَنْسى سُرورَ يَوْمِكَ في

نَراكَ تَنْسى سُرورَ يَوْمِكَ في

دَيْرِ سَعيدٍ وَظِلِّهِ الأَفْيَحْ

دَيْرِ سَعيدٍ وَظِلِّهِ الأَفْيَحْ

We see you forgetting the joy of your day in

We saw you forget the joy of your day in

Sa'id's monastery and its spacious shade,

The monastery of Sa'id and its wide shade

عَلى بِساطٍ مِنَ البَنَفْسِجِ قَدْ

عَلى بِساطٍ مِنَ البَنَفْسِجِ قَدْ

أَلقي مِنَ الوردِ فَوْقَهُ مَطْرَحْ

أَلقي مِنَ الوردِ فَوْقَهُ مَطْرَحْ

upon a carpet of violets—already

On a carpet of violets that

a spread of roses had been laid over it—

Rain showers of roses on it have scattered

وكَأْسِ راحٍ يُديرُها قَمَرٌ

وكَأْسِ راحٍ يُديرُها قَمَرٌ

لِحاظُهُ في قُلوبِنا تَجْرَحْ

لِحاظُهُ في قُلوبِنا تَجْرَحْ

and with a cup of wine passed round by a moon

And a cup of wine the moon pours around

whose glances wound our hearts.

Its shine in our hearts a wound does scratch

قَدْ كَانَ فيما مَضى يُعَرِّضُ بِالْ

قَدْ كَانَ فيما مَضى يُعَرِّضُ بِالْ

وَصْلِ ولَكِنْ أَراهُ قَدْ صَرَّحْ

وَصْلِ ولَكِنْ أَراهُ قَدْ صَرَّحْ

In days gone by he used to hint at

Once in the past he would hint with

union, but I see he has spoken plainly.

Reunion but I see he has become candid