اِسقِنا إِنَّ يَومَنا يَومُ رامِ

اِسقِنا إِنَّ يَومَنا يَومُ رامِ

وَلِرامٍ فَضلٌ عَلى الأَيّامِ

وَلِرامٍ فَضلٌ عَلى الأَيّامِ

Give us a drink—for our day is Rām's day,

Quench us, for our day is a day of pleasure,

Pour for us, for our day is the day of Ram,

And Rām surpasses the other days—

And for pleasure is a merit over days.

And Ram holds favor above all other days;

مِن شَرابٍ أَلَذَّ مِن نَظَرِ المَع

مِن شَرابٍ أَلَذَّ مِن نَظَرِ المَع

شوقِ في وَجهِ عاشِقٍ بِاِبتِسامِ

شوقِ في وَجهِ عاشِقٍ بِاِبتِسامِ

Of wine more delightful than the gaze

With a drink sweeter than the gaze of the beloved,

From a wine more delicious than the beloved's gaze,

Of the beloved into a lover's face, with a smile.

Yearning in the face of a lover with a smile.

Directed at a lover's face with a smile;

لا غَليظٌ تَنبو الطَبيعَةُ عَنهُ

لا غَليظٌ تَنبو الطَبيعَةُ عَنهُ

نَبوَةَ السَمعِ عَن شَنيعِ الكَلامِ

نَبوَةَ السَمعِ عَن شَنيعِ الكَلامِ

Not coarse wine from which one's nature recoils,

Not harsh which nature warns against,

Not coarse, that one's nature would recoil from,

As hearing recoils from offensive speech.

A warning of hearing against the ugly talk.

As the hearing recoils from hideous speech;

بِنتُ عَشرٍ صَفَت وَرَقَّت فَلَو صُب

بِنتُ عَشرٍ صَفَت وَرَقَّت فَلَو صُب

بَت عَلى اللَيلِ راحَ كُلُّ ظَلامِ

بَت عَلى اللَيلِ راحَ كُلُّ ظَلامِ

A daughter of ten years, grown clear and fine—were she

A girl of ten described and softened, so if she was poured,

Daughter of ten years, pure and fine—if poured

Poured upon the night, all darkness would vanish.

Over the night, all the darkness would be removed.

Upon the night, all darkness would depart;

في رِياضٍ رِبعِيَّةٍ بَكَّرَ النَو

في رِياضٍ رِبعِيَّةٍ بَكَّرَ النَو

ءُ عَلَيها بِمُستَهِلِّ الغَمامِ

ءُ عَلَيها بِمُستَهِلِّ الغَمامِ

In spring gardens, where the rain came early

In garden quarters the dew shone early,

In spring gardens visited early by the star,

Upon them with pouring clouds,

Upon it with the advent of the clouds.

Which cast upon them the pouring clouds;

فَتَوَشَّت بِكُلِّ نَورٍ أَنيقٍ

فَتَوَشَّت بِكُلِّ نَورٍ أَنيقٍ

مِن فُرادى نَباتُهُ وَتُؤامِ

مِن فُرادى نَباتُهُ وَتُؤامِ

So they were embroidered with every graceful blossom,

So it was adorned with all elegant light,

So they adorned themselves with every lovely bloom,

Growing singly and in pairs.

From the individual growth of its plants and twins.

Of flowers growing singly and in pairs;

فَتَرى الشَربَ كَالأَهِلَّةِ فيها

فَتَرى الشَربَ كَالأَهِلَّةِ فيها

يَتَحَسَّونَ خُسرَوِيَّ المُدامِ

يَتَحَسَّونَ خُسرَوِيَّ المُدامِ

So you see the drinkers there like crescent moons,

You see the drinking as crescents in it,

There you see the drinkers like crescent moons,

Sipping Khusraw's royal wine.

Savoring the wine of the assembly.

Sipping the royal wine of Khosrow;

وَلَهُم مِن جَناهُ آذَرِيونٌ

وَلَهُم مِن جَناهُ آذَرِيونٌ

وَضَعوهُ مَواضِعَ الأَقلامِ

وَضَعوهُ مَواضِعَ الأَقلامِ

And from its yield they have marigolds,

And for them from its essence are servants,

With marigolds plucked from the garden's store,

Which they have set where pens are placed.

Who have set it in places of pens.

Placed behind their ears like scribal pens.