أَلا بِاللَهِ مَتعَبى

أَلا بِاللَهِ مَتعَبى

بِخَمر يُبرىء المَصدور

بِخَمر يُبرىء المَصدور

Ah, by God, you who weary me

Alas! With God I'm weary,

with wine that heals the ailing breast!

With wine that heals the breast.

فَمِثلى في تَقَلُّبِه

فَمِثلى في تَقَلُّبِه

عَلى اِيدي الهَوى مَعذور

عَلى اِيدي الهَوى مَعذور

So one like me, in his wavering,

So I, in my turmoil,

is excused at the hands of love.

At the hands of passion absolved.

فُؤادي آمَرناهُ

فُؤادي آمَرناهُ

وَعَذرى اِنَّني مَأمور

وَعَذرى اِنَّني مَأمور

We consulted my heart,

My heart we bid

and my excuse is that I am under orders.

And my excuse is that I'm ordered.

فَقالَ اِذا يَكونُ غَدا

فَقالَ اِذا يَكونُ غَدا

لِقائي اِنَّهُ مَبرور

لِقائي اِنَّهُ مَبرور

Then he said: if tomorrow brings

So it said, tomorrow

a meeting with me, it will be blessed.

My meeting, it is blessed.

وَاِمّا اليَومَ مَعذِرَة

وَاِمّا اليَومَ مَعذِرَة

اِلَيكَ لِاِنَّني مَخور

اِلَيكَ لِاِنَّني مَخور

But as for today, my apologies

But today, my excuse

to you, for I am worn out.

To you, for I'm drunk.

شَرابُ الاِمسِ غالَبَني

شَرابُ الاِمسِ غالَبَني

فَراقِب جِفنى المَكسور

فَراقِب جِفنى المَكسور

Yesterday's drink overcame me,

Last night's drink overpowered me

so watch my drooping eyelid.

So watch my broken eyelid.

أَفيكَ الوَعد يا هذا

أَفيكَ الوَعد يا هذا

وَسَعيي في الهَوى مَشكور

وَسَعيي في الهَوى مَشكور

I shall keep my promise to you, O you,

Is this your promise, oh you

and my striving in love is appreciated.

And my passion's efforts thanked?

فَقُلتُ لَهُ اِتَمزَح بي

فَقُلتُ لَهُ اِتَمزَح بي

وَتَحرِمني اِجتِلاءَ النور

وَتَحرِمني اِجتِلاءَ النور

Then I said to him: are you jesting with me

So I said to it, do you jest with me

and depriving me of beholding the light?

And deprive me of light's robe?

أَتَهزَأُ بي لاِنَّكَ قَد

أَتَهزَأُ بي لاِنَّكَ قَد

تَراني دائِماً مَدحور

تَراني دائِماً مَدحور

Do you mock me because you do

Do you ridicule me, for you

always see me cast out?

See me always defeated?

اِذا ما كُنتَ رِضوانا

اِذا ما كُنتَ رِضوانا

يَكونُ لي أُسوَة بِالحور

يَكونُ لي أُسوَة بِالحور

If indeed you are Ridwan,

If you're pleased with me

I shall have the houris as my example.

I'll be like the heavenly maidens.

فَراقِب اِنتَ في تَلفى

فَراقِب اِنتَ في تَلفى

وَحاذِر لَوعَةَ المَهجور

وَحاذِر لَوعَةَ المَهجور

So take heed, you, of my ruin,

So watch yourself in disappearing

and beware the burning anguish of the forsaken.

And beware the agony of the abandoned.

وَعِش دُنياكَ مُبتَسِماً

وَعِش دُنياكَ مُبتَسِماً

وَفي عُقباكَ كُن مَأجور

وَفي عُقباكَ كُن مَأجور

And live your earthly life smiling,

And live your life smiling

and in your hereafter, be rewarded.

And in your future be rewarded.