إِنَّما هِمَّتي غَزا

إِنَّما هِمَّتي غَزا

لٌ وَصَهباءُ كَالذَهَب

لٌ وَصَهباءُ كَالذَهَب

My only desire is a gazelle,

My sole ambition is a gazelle,

and tawny wine like gold.

And reddish wine akin to gold.

إِنَّما العَيشُ يا أَخي

إِنَّما العَيشُ يا أَخي

حُبُّ خِشفٌ مِنَ العَرَب

حُبُّ خِشفٌ مِنَ العَرَب

Life, my brother, is nothing but

For life is nothing, O my brother,

love for a fawn among the Arabs.

But the love of a fawn from the Arabs.

فَإِذا ما جَمَعتَهُ

فَإِذا ما جَمَعتَهُ

فَهُوَ الدينُ وَالحَسَب

فَهُوَ الدينُ وَالحَسَب

So when you bring it together,

So if you have gathered these together,

then it is religion and honor.

That is true religion and noble lineage.

ثُمَّ إِن كانَ مُطرِباً

ثُمَّ إِن كانَ مُطرِباً

فَهُوَ العَيشُ وَالأَرَب

فَهُوَ العَيشُ وَالأَرَب

Then, if it brings rapture,

And if there be music alongside,

then it is life and all one desires.

Then that is life and the ultimate desire.

كُلُّ مَن قالَ غَيرَ ذا

كُلُّ مَن قالَ غَيرَ ذا

فَاِصفَعوهُ فَقَد كَذَب

فَاِصفَعوهُ فَقَد كَذَب

Anyone who says otherwise—

Whoever says other than this,

then slap him, for he has lied.

Slap him, for he has surely lied.