لبسَ الشتاءُ منّ الجليدِ جُلودا

لبسَ الشتاءُ منّ الجليدِ جُلودا

فَالبسْ فقدْ بَردَ الزمانُ بُرودا

فَالبسْ فقدْ بَردَ الزمانُ بُرودا

Winter has donned skins of ice.

Winter donned coats of ice,

So clothe yourself, for the season has grown cold indeed.

So wear them, for time grew cold and bleak,

كم مؤمنٍ قرَصتْهُ أظفارُ الشِّتا

كم مؤمنٍ قرَصتْهُ أظفارُ الشِّتا

فَغَدا لسكّانِ الجَحيمِ حَسودا

فَغَدا لسكّانِ الجَحيمِ حَسودا

How many a believer has been pinched by winter's claws,

How many believers, torn by winter's claws,

and become envious of the dwellers of Hell!

Turn envious of hell's inhabitants,

وتَرى طيورَ الماءِ في وكُناتِها

وتَرى طيورَ الماءِ في وكُناتِها

تختارُ حرَّ النارِ والسّفّودا

تختارُ حرَّ النارِ والسّفّودا

And you see the waterbirds in their nests

And you see aquatic birds in their nests

choosing the heat of fire and the roasting spit.

Choosing heat of fire and charcoal's glow,

وإذا رمَيْتَ بفضلِ كأسكَ في الهوّا

وإذا رمَيْتَ بفضلِ كأسكَ في الهوّا

عادَتْ عليكَ من العّقيقِ عُقودا

عادَتْ عليكَ من العّقيقِ عُقودا

And when you cast what remains in your cup into the air,

And if you pour your cup's bounty into the air,

it returns to you as necklaces of agate.

It returns to you as garlands of carnelian,

يا صاحِبَ العُوديْنِ لا تُهْمِلهما

يا صاحِبَ العُوديْنِ لا تُهْمِلهما

حَرِّك لنا عوداً وحَرِّقْ عُودا

حَرِّك لنا عوداً وحَرِّقْ عُودا

O keeper of the two woods, neglect neither:

Oh two-lute player, neglect them not,

Play us a lute, and burn a stick of wood.

Strum us a lute and kindle a lute.