قم بليل يا نديم

قم بليل يا نديم

واشكر البرّ الرحيم

واشكر البرّ الرحيم

Rise at night, O boon companion,

Rise at night, O boon companion,

And thank the Benevolent, the Merciful.

And give thanks to the Merciful Lord.

واشكُرِ الباشا عليا

واشكُرِ الباشا عليا

صاحب الخلق الوسيم

صاحب الخلق الوسيم

And thank Ali Pasha,

And give thanks to the noble Pasha,

A man of beautiful character.

Of beautiful character.

عالج الخمر فزالت

عالج الخمر فزالت

وهي من داء قديم

وهي من داء قديم

He tackled wine, so it vanished,

He cured the wine, so it disappeared,

It being an age-old malady,

That ancient affliction.

علّةٌ أحجمَ عنها

علّةٌ أحجمَ عنها

كلّ عرّافٍ حكيم

كلّ عرّافٍ حكيم

An affliction from which recoiled

An ailment that every wise soothsayer

Every wise physician.

Has shunned.

صانه اللّه وأبقى

صانه اللّه وأبقى

للصراط المستقيم

للصراط المستقيم

May God protect him and keep him

May God protect him and keep him

On the straight path,

On the Straight Path.

وأرانا في بنيه

وأرانا في بنيه

كلّ أنواع النعيم

كلّ أنواع النعيم

And show us, in his sons,

And show us in his sons

Every kind of bliss,

Every kind of bliss.

وجزاهم بعظيم

وجزاهم بعظيم

وفق ذا الأمر العظيم

وفق ذا الأمر العظيم

And grant them a great reward

And reward them greatly

In keeping with this great undertaking.

For this mighty deed.

فعلةٌ يعنو إليها

فعلةٌ يعنو إليها

من له قلب سليم

من له قلب سليم

A deed before which bows

It's an achievement that appeals

Whoever has a sound heart.

To whoever has a sound heart.

صدقوا إذ أرّخوها

صدقوا إذ أرّخوها

أبطل الخمرَ كريم

أبطل الخمرَ كريم

They spoke truly when they dated it:

They spoke truly when they dated it:

“A noble man abolished wine.”

The noble one abolished wine.