1. حَشْوُ فؤادي فَرَحُ

    في صَحْنِ كَفّي قَدَحُ

    Joy fills my heart.

    In the hollow of my palm is a goblet.

  2. فقد بَلَغْتُ مِن زَم

    ني كُلَّ ما أقتَرِح

    For I have gained from my days

    all that I desire.

  3. لكنّني يا سادتي

    والعْذرُ لي مُتّضِح

    But I, O my lords—

    and my excuse is clear—

  4. يَفْضَحُني حبُّكمُ

    برَغْمِ قومٍ نَصَحوا

    am exposed by my love for you,

    despite those who offered counsel.

  5. ولا يُلامُ عاشِقٌ

    في مِثْلِكم يَفْتَضِح

    Nor is a lover blamed

    for being exposed in love with such as you.

  6. لا فارقْتَني قَهوةٌ

    كالنارِ إذ تَنْقَدِح

    May wine never leave me,

    like fire when it flares up.

  7. لم تَقَدَّمْ شُرْبُها

    إلا تلاهُ الفَرح

    Never has drinking it come first

    without joy following it.

  8. صافيةٌ يُديرُها

    قومٌ إليها جَمَحوا

    Clear wine, passed around

    by people who rushed headlong toward it.

  9. إذا اشتَروا سُرورَهم

    بمالِهم تَسمَّحوا

    When they buy their joy,

    they spend their money freely.

  10. وكلُّ مَن بالمالِ يَبْ

    تاعُ السُّرورَ يَربَح

    And whoever with money buys

    joy makes a profit.