نَبِّه نَديمي يوسُفا

نَبِّه نَديمي يوسُفا

يَسقيكَ خَمراً قَرقَفا

يَسقيكَ خَمراً قَرقَفا

Wake my drinking companion, Yusuf,

Wake my companion Yusuf

Rouse my drinking companion, Yusuf,

to pour you wine that makes you shiver.

To serve you wine in a pitcher

To serve you wine that sets the spirit trembling,

غَضّاً تَثَنّى أَهيَفا

غَضّاً تَثَنّى أَهيَفا

أَنحَلَ جِسمي دَنَفا

أَنحَلَ جِسمي دَنَفا

Tender and slender-waisted, he swayed;

Fresh, bending over gracefully

A tender youth, swaying and slender-waisted,

he wasted my body with lovesickness.

My body melted, weak

Who has worn my body thin with lovesickness.

كَغُرَّةِ البَدرِ إِذا ال

كَغُرَّةِ البَدرِ إِذا ال

شَهرُ بَدا مُنَصَّفا

شَهرُ بَدا مُنَصَّفا

Like the full moon's bright face, when the

Like the crescent moon when the

He is like the blaze of the full moon when the

month has reached its middle.

Month begins impartial

Month appears precisely at its half;

حَتّى إِذا دارَ الكَرى

حَتّى إِذا دارَ الكَرى

في مُقلَتَيهِ وَغَفا

في مُقلَتَيهِ وَغَفا

Until, when drowsiness circled

Until when the wine circulated

Until, when slumber began to circulate

in his eyes and he dozed,

In his eyes and he fell asleep

Within his eyes, and he drifted into sleep,

قَبَّلتُهُ عَشراً عَلى

قَبَّلتُهُ عَشراً عَلى

عَشرٍ وَعَشراً سَلَفا

عَشرٍ وَعَشراً سَلَفا

I kissed him ten times on top of

I kissed him ten times over

I kissed him ten times upon

ten, and ten more in advance.

Ten and ten more before

Ten, plus ten given in advance.