أَبا جَعفَرٍ كُلُّ أُكرومَةٍ

أَبا جَعفَرٍ كُلُّ أُكرومَةٍ

بِأَخلاقِكَ البيضِ مَنسوجَه

بِأَخلاقِكَ البيضِ مَنسوجَه

O Abu Ja‘far, every noble deed

O Abu Ja'far, every generous person

is woven from your white, unsullied virtues.

Is woven with your white morals,

وَنَفسُكَ نَفسٌ إِذا ما النُفو

وَنَفسُكَ نَفسٌ إِذا ما النُفو

سُ تَوَقَّدنَ لِلشُحِّ مَثلوجَه

سُ تَوَقَّدنَ لِلشُحِّ مَثلوجَه

And your soul is a soul that, when souls

And your soul, whenever misers' souls

blaze with greed, remains cool as snow.

Are ignited with stinginess, is frozen.

فَكَم ثُلمَةٍ بِكَ مَسدودَةٍ

فَكَم ثُلمَةٍ بِكَ مَسدودَةٍ

وَكَم شِدَّةٍ بِكَ مَفروجَه

وَكَم شِدَّةٍ بِكَ مَفروجَه

So many a breach is closed through you,

So how many rifts have you mended,

and many a hardship is relieved through you!

And how many firm bonds have you tied.

وَعِندي عُصَيِّبَةٌ مُمحِلونَ

وَعِندي عُصَيِّبَةٌ مُمحِلونَ

مِنَ الراحِ صِرفاً وَمَمزوجَه

مِنَ الراحِ صِرفاً وَمَمزوجَه

And with me is a little band, parched

And I have a fresh, delicate, soft drink

for wine, both unmixed and mixed.

Of pure wine mixed and filtered.

وَأَحسَنُ مِن بَهجَةِ الخِلقَتَي

وَأَحسَنُ مِن بَهجَةِ الخِلقَتَي

نِ عِندَهُمُ سَقيُ دَستيجَه

نِ عِندَهُمُ سَقيُ دَستيجَه

And lovelier than the splendor of both created forms

And better than the joy of the two beloveds

to them is the serving of a flask of wine.

Is with them my hand’s poured cup.