عادَ لي بِالسَديرِ شارِدُ قَصفِ

عادَ لي بِالسَديرِ شارِدُ قَصفِ

وَسُرورٍ مَعَ النَدامى وَعَزفِ

وَسُرورٍ مَعَ النَدامى وَعَزفِ

At al-Sadir, lost revelry returned to me,

The wanderer returned to me in the evening

At al-Sadir, my fugitive revelry returned to me,

And joy with drinking companions, and music.

With joy and remorseful companions and music

Bringing joy with drinking companions and the sound of music,

وَعُيونُ الظِباءِ تَرنو إِلَينا

وَعُيونُ الظِباءِ تَرنو إِلَينا

مُنعِماتٍ بِكُلِّ بِرٍّ وَلُطفِ

مُنعِماتٍ بِكُلِّ بِرٍّ وَلُطفِ

And the gazelles' eyes gaze toward us,

And the gazelles' eyes yearn towards us

While the eyes of gazelles gazed tenderly upon us,

Bestowing every kindness and grace.

Bestowing every kindness and gentleness

Bestowing every manner of kindness and grace.

فَطَرَدنا الصُدودَ أَقبَحَ طَردٍ

فَطَرَدنا الصُدودَ أَقبَحَ طَردٍ

وَعَطَفنا الوِصالَ أَحسَنَ عَطفِ

وَعَطَفنا الوِصالَ أَحسَنَ عَطفِ

So we drove aversion away with the harshest banishment,

So we repelled the rejections in the ugliest way

We banished aversion with the harshest of exiles,

And drew union close in the loveliest way.

And pulled closer the connection in the finest manner

And inclined toward union with the fairest embrace.

وَرَخيمُ الدَلالِ كادَ مِنَ الرِق

وَرَخيمُ الدَلالِ كادَ مِنَ الرِق

قَةِ يُدمي أَديمَهُ وَقعُ طَرفِ

قَةِ يُدمي أَديمَهُ وَقعُ طَرفِ

And one of tender coquetry, so delicate

And the pampered camel almost collapsed

One soft in dalliance, so delicate that a mere glance might wound his skin,

That a glance's touch almost made his skin bleed.

From tenderness his hide sank from the fall of an eyelash

Upon whose neck the cross has settled, setting him apart from every other love.

حَلَّ مِنهُ الصَليبُ في مَوضِعِ الجي

حَلَّ مِنهُ الصَليبُ في مَوضِعِ الجي

دِ فَقَد خَصَّهُ عَلى كُلِّ إِلفِ

دِ فَقَد خَصَّهُ عَلى كُلِّ إِلفِ

The cross rested on him, at his

The cross fell in place of the necklace so it singled him out

Then we spun the millstone of joy three times around,

Neck, for he had favored it over every beloved.

Above every intimate friend

And joined our waists, pressing palm against palm.

فَأَدَرنا رَحى السُرورِ ثَلاثاً

فَأَدَرنا رَحى السُرورِ ثَلاثاً

وَوَصَلنا الخُصورَ كَفّاً بِكَفِّ

وَوَصَلنا الخُصورَ كَفّاً بِكَفِّ

So we turned the millstone of joy three times,

So we turned the millstone of joy three times

And linked our waists, palm to palm.

And joined the waists hand to hand