الكَأسُ تُهْدِي إلى شُرَّابِها فَرَحَاً

الكَأسُ تُهْدِي إلى شُرَّابِها فَرَحَاً

فَمَا لِهَذَا الفَتَى صِفْرَاً مِنَ الفَرَحِ

فَمَا لِهَذَا الفَتَى صِفْرَاً مِنَ الفَرَحِ

The cup brings joy to its drinkers.

The cup gives joy to the one who drinks from it

Why, then, is this young man devoid of joy?

Yet this young man is devoid of any joy

يَصْفَرُّ إنْ صَبَّ سَاقِيهِ لَنَا قَدَحاً

يَصْفَرُّ إنْ صَبَّ سَاقِيهِ لَنَا قَدَحاً

كَأنَّما دَمُهُ يَنْصَبُّ فِي القَدَحِ

كَأنَّما دَمُهُ يَنْصَبُّ فِي القَدَحِ

He turns pale if his cupbearer pours us a cup,

He turns pale when the cupbearer pours us a drink

As though his blood were pouring into the cup.

As though it were his blood pouring into the cup