تَروحُ رَواحاً عَلى أَبلَقٍ

تَروحُ رَواحاً عَلى أَبلَقٍ

وَتَغدو غُدُوّاً عَلى أَشهَبِ

وَتَغدو غُدُوّاً عَلى أَشهَبِ

You go out in the evening on a piebald horse,

You roam restless on a white horse

and go out in the morning on a gray horse.

And rise at dawn on a gray one

يَخِفُّ بِكَ الناسُ مِن مَجلِسٍ

يَخِفُّ بِكَ الناسُ مِن مَجلِسٍ

خَصيبٍ إِلى مَجلِسٍ مُخصِبِ

خَصيبٍ إِلى مَجلِسٍ مُخصِبِ

People hasten with you from a gathering

People shy from your assembly

rich in bounty to another lavish gathering.

From a fruitful gathering to one more fruitful

وَتَرفُلُ في مَلحَماتِ العِرا

وَتَرفُلُ في مَلحَماتِ العِرا

قِ وَتَرفُلُ في حُلَلِ المَغرِبِ

قِ وَتَرفُلُ في حُلَلِ المَغرِبِ

And you swagger in the silk-blend fabrics of Iraq,

You revel in the poems of valor

and swagger in the robes of the Maghreb.

And revel in the garb of the Maghreb

وَتَلتَذُّ مِن طَيِّباتِ الطَعا

وَتَلتَذُّ مِن طَيِّباتِ الطَعا

مِ وَتَشرَبُ مِن جَيِّدِ المَشرِبِ

مِ وَتَشرَبُ مِن جَيِّدِ المَشرِبِ

And you savor the choicest food,

You delight in pleasant foods

and drink the finest beverages.

And drink the best drinks

وَتَسمَعُ إِن شِئتَ مِن قَينَةٍ

وَتَسمَعُ إِن شِئتَ مِن قَينَةٍ

وَإِن شِئتَ تَسمَعُ مِن مُطرِبِ

وَإِن شِئتَ تَسمَعُ مِن مُطرِبِ

And, if you wish, you listen to a female singer,

If you wish, you hear singing

and, if you wish, you listen to a male singer.

If you wish, you hear a lute

وَأَغدو إِلَيكَ عَلى حالَةٍ

وَأَغدو إِلَيكَ عَلى حالَةٍ

أَروحُ عَلَيها بِلا مَكسَبِ

أَروحُ عَلَيها بِلا مَكسَبِ

And I come to you in the morning in a state

And I come to you in a state

in which I depart in the evening, with nothing gained.

I go in it without gain

وَأَشكُرُ أُمّي إِذا قَحبَةٌ

وَأَشكُرُ أُمّي إِذا قَحبَةٌ

وَأُمُّ المُقَصِّرِ إِن شِئتَ بي

وَأُمُّ المُقَصِّرِ إِن شِئتَ بي

And I give thanks? Then my mother is a whore,

I thank my mother if unkempt

and, if you wish, so is the mother of whoever neglects me.

And mother of the negligent, blame me