كَتَبتُ أَستَعجِلُ النَدامى

كَتَبتُ أَستَعجِلُ النَدامى

وَالنارُ تَستَعجِلُ القُدورا

وَالنارُ تَستَعجِلُ القُدورا

I wrote, urging the drinking companions to hurry,

I wrote to hasten the regrets

while the fire urges the cooking pots to hurry.

And the fire hastens the pots

وَقَد أَتاني الغُلامُ يَسعى

وَقَد أَتاني الغُلامُ يَسعى

بِأَرغُفٍ تُشبِهُ البُدورا

بِأَرغُفٍ تُشبِهُ البُدورا

And the servant boy has come running to me,

And the boy came running

with loaves resembling full moons.

With loaves resembling seeds

وَعِندَنا قَهوَةٌ شَمولٌ

وَعِندَنا قَهوَةٌ شَمولٌ

لَو قُطِّعَت صُيِّرَت شُذورا

لَو قُطِّعَت صُيِّرَت شُذورا

And we have a heady wine:

And we have aromatic coffee

were it cut up, it would become pieces of gold.

If it was cut it would become embers

تَكونُ قَبلَ المِزاجِ ناراً

تَكونُ قَبلَ المِزاجِ ناراً

فَاِنقَلَبَت بِالمَزاجِ نورا

فَاِنقَلَبَت بِالمَزاجِ نورا

It is fire before mixing,

It would be fire before the blend

then turns to light when mixed.

With the blend it became light

فَإِنهَض إِلى سُرعَةٍ إِلَينا

فَإِنهَض إِلى سُرعَةٍ إِلَينا

نَنثُر عَلى نَفسِكَ السُرورا

نَنثُر عَلى نَفسِكَ السُرورا

So rise and hasten to us;

So get up with haste to us

we shall scatter joy upon your soul.

We will sprinkle on your soul joy