من ذا يكونُ مبشّري

من ذا يكونُ مبشّري

بالصبح قد طاب الصبوحْ

بالصبح قد طاب الصبوحْ

Who will bring me glad tidings

Who will bring me glad tidings

of dawn? The morning wine has grown sweet.

of dawn? The morning wine has become delightful.

وعلى النصيح ملامتي

وعلى النصيح ملامتي

وعليَّ أن أعصي النصيح

وعليَّ أن أعصي النصيح

The counselor’s part is to reproach me;

And it falls to the counselor to reproach me,

and mine, to disobey the counselor.

and to me to disobey the counselor.

فلأطلبنَّ مسرتي

فلأطلبنَّ مسرتي

ما دام لي جسدٌ وروح

ما دام لي جسدٌ وروح

So I shall surely seek my joy

So I shall surely seek my joy

as long as I have body and soul.

as long as I have a body and a soul.