شاهَدتُ مَسعودَ في مَجلِسٍ

شاهَدتُ مَسعودَ في مَجلِسٍ

فَلَمّا اِنتَحَينا لِشُربِ الغَلَس

فَلَمّا اِنتَحَينا لِشُربِ الغَلَس

I saw Masʿūd at a gathering;

I saw Mas'ud in a gathering

then, when we withdrew to drink in the predawn darkness,

When we turned aside to drink the late-night cups

تَغَنّى وَنَحنُ عَلى لَذَّةٍ

تَغَنّى وَنَحنُ عَلى لَذَّةٍ

فَأَرعَدَ بَعضٌ وَبَعضٌ نَعَس

فَأَرعَدَ بَعضٌ وَبَعضٌ نَعَس

he sang while we were enjoying ourselves;

He sang, while we were in the midst of pleasure -

so some shuddered, and some grew drowsy.

Some shuddered, some fell asleep