كُن لمَن لامَ عصيّا

كُن لمَن لامَ عصيّا

واركب الأمرَ الغويّا

واركب الأمرَ الغويّا

Be defiant toward whoever reproaches you,

Be unruly to him who finds fault

Rebel against the one who blames,

and embark upon the wayward course.

And pursue frivolous matters insistently

And ride the path of sinful aims.

واشربِ الخمرَ وجاهر

واشربِ الخمرَ وجاهر

بالزنا ما دمتَ حيّا

بالزنا ما دمتَ حيّا

And drink wine, and openly practice

Drink wine openly

Drink wine, and openly display

fornication for as long as you live.

And commit adultery as long as you live

Your lechery by night and day.

اشغلِ القحبة بالن

اشغلِ القحبة بالن

يكِ وداوِ الحلقيّا

يكِ وداوِ الحلقيّا

Keep the whore busy with fuck-

Occupy the prostitute with your spear

Keep the harlot busy with the thrust

-ing, and cure the fellator.

And treat the tonsured one roughly

Of love, and quench the throat with lust.

وكلِ الطيّبَ مطبو

وكلِ الطيّبَ مطبو

خاً ومشوياً ونيّا

خاً ومشوياً ونيّا

And eat fine food, cook-

Eat fine food stuffed, roasted and raw

Feast on the finest, whether stewed,

-ed, roasted, and raw.

For every spirited young man

Or grilled, or raw—delicious food.

فكذا كلُّ فتىً

فكذا كلُّ فتىً

أصبحَ شاهاً هُرمزيّا

أصبحَ شاهاً هُرمزيّا

For thus every young man

Will become a Chosroes

For thus, a youth may come to be

became a Hormuzian shah.

A Persian Shah in majesty.