أَدُورُ لِتَقْبِيلِ الثَّنَايَا وَلَمْ أَزَلْ

أَدُورُ لِتَقْبِيلِ الثَّنَايَا وَلَمْ أَزَلْ

أَجُودُ بِنَفْسِي لِلنَّدامَى وَأَنْفاسِي

أَجُودُ بِنَفْسِي لِلنَّدامَى وَأَنْفاسِي

I go round to kiss the front teeth, and I have never ceased

I still roam to kiss the folds, I have not ceased

Giving freely of myself and my breaths to the drinking companions.

To give myself to the repentant, and my breath,

وَأَكْسوَ كَفَّ الشَّرْبِ ثَوْباً مُذَهَّباً

وَأَكْسوَ كَفَّ الشَّرْبِ ثَوْباً مُذَهَّباً

فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذا لَقَّبُوني بِالكَاسِ

فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذا لَقَّبُوني بِالكَاسِ

And I clothe the drinkers’ palm in a gilded garment;

And dress the palm of drinking in a gilded robe,

For this reason they nicknamed me “the Cup.”

So for this they nicknamed me "the chalice."