لاح لك الصبحُ فَقُمْ فاصطبحْ

لاح لك الصبحُ فَقُمْ فاصطبحْ

واربحْ على دهرك فيمن ربحْ

واربحْ على دهرك فيمن ربحْ

Dawn has appeared to you; rise and drink your morning wine.

The dawn has risen for you, so arise and greet the morn

And win against time, among those who have won.

And gain over your fate among those who gained

الديكُ قد صاح مراراً وما

الديكُ قد صاح مراراً وما

عليك صاحَ الديكُ أَم لم يصح

عليك صاحَ الديكُ أَم لم يصح

The cock has crowed repeatedly; what does it matter

The rooster has crowed repeatedly, yet

to you whether the cock has crowed or not?

Does the rooster's crowing concern you or not?

هاك انتخبْ هلك اقترحْ ما الفتى

هاك انتخبْ هلك اقترحْ ما الفتى

إلا فتىً منتخبٌ مقترح

إلا فتىً منتخبٌ مقترح

Here, choose; [text unclear], make your request—a young man

For a young man is none but a chosen suggestive young man

is only one who chooses and makes requests.

And pace between the cup and the playing cards or

ووالِ بين الكاس والطاس أو

ووالِ بين الكاس والطاس أو

ببطحَكَ الزقُّ كما قد بُطح

ببطحَكَ الزقُّ كما قد بُطح

And alternate the cup and the bowl, until

With your cheeks on the carpet as if knelt down

the wineskin lays you flat, just as it was laid flat.

With his blood pouring from his throat

ذا دمُهُ ينصبُّ من حلقه

ذا دمُهُ ينصبُّ من حلقه

كما رأينا حبشياً ذبِح

كما رأينا حبشياً ذبِح

This one's blood pours from its throat,

As we saw a slaughtered Abyssinian

as we saw an Abyssinian slaughtered.

Life is but in pursuing passions

ما العيشُ إلا في ركوب الهوى

ما العيشُ إلا في ركوب الهوى

وأن تُرى منهمكاً مفتضح

وأن تُرى منهمكاً مفتضح

Life lies only in riding desire,

And being seen immersed and exposed

and in being seen immersed in it, openly disgraced,

Among some young men, whichever you wish, some young men

في فتيةٍ ما شئتَ م فتيةٍ

في فتيةٍ ما شئتَ م فتيةٍ

يجارُ في مدحهُم الممتدح

يجارُ في مدحهُم الممتدح

among young men—as fine as you could wish—

Whose praise makes the praiser praised

whose praiser finds protection in praising them.

Their pitcher among them laughs

إِبريقهمْ بينهمُ ضاحكٌ

إِبريقهمْ بينهمُ ضاحكٌ

باكٍ كإنسانٍ حزينٍ فَرِح

باكٍ كإنسانٍ حزينٍ فَرِح

Their pitcher among them is laughing,

Crying like a sad then happy person

weeping, like a person sorrowful and glad.