وَشادنٍ أَسألُهُ قَهوَةً

وَشادنٍ أَسألُهُ قَهوَةً

فَجادَ بِالقَهوَةِ وَالوَردِ

فَجادَ بِالقَهوَةِ وَالوَردِ

And a young gazelle—I asked him for wine;

I asked him for coffee,

so he generously gave me wine and roses.

so he brought coffee and roses.

فَبِتُّ أُسقى الراحَ مِن ريقهِ

فَبِتُّ أُسقى الراحَ مِن ريقهِ

وَأجتَني الوَردَ مِنَ الخَدِّ

وَأجتَني الوَردَ مِنَ الخَدِّ

So I spent the night being served wine from his saliva,

I stayed up tending to the wind with his saliva,

and plucking roses from his cheek.

and plucked roses from his cheek.