لا تبكِ ربعاً عفا ولا طللا

لا تبكِ ربعاً عفا ولا طللا

ولا تصفْ ناقةً ولا جملا

ولا تصفْ ناقةً ولا جملا

Do not weep over a vanished dwelling, nor a ruined site.

Do not weep for a past that is gone, nor describe a she-camel or camel,

Nor describe a she-camel or a male camel.

Give me coffee when it is mixed, and I see its embers in its cup,

وعاطني قهوةً إذا مُزِجَتْ

وعاطني قهوةً إذا مُزِجَتْ

أرَتْكَ منها في كأسها شُعلا

أرَتْكَ منها في كأسها شُعلا

And pass me wine that, when mixed,

With the palm of a leg adorned on the branch of a willow,

Reveals to you its flames within its cup.

Bending or straightening as it leans,

بكفِّ ساقٍ يُزْهَى على غُصُنِ ال

بكفِّ ساقٍ يُزْهَى على غُصُنِ ال

بان إذا ما انثنى أو اعتدلا

بان إذا ما انثنى أو اعتدلا

From the hand of a cupbearer who outshines the branch of the

Eyeliner that its lover did not see,

Bān tree when he bends or stands upright.

Except that he saw it by magic lined,

مكحَّلٌ ما رآه عاشقُهُ

مكحَّلٌ ما رآه عاشقُهُ

إِلا رآه بالسِّحر مكتحلا

إِلا رآه بالسِّحر مكتحلا

Kohl-eyed, his lover has never seen him

When the bartender served me wine, it made my eyelids flush red with shyness,

Without seeing him wearing magic as kohl.

And made my cheek blush with embarrassment.

إذا سقاني العقارَ جَمَّشَهُ

إذا سقاني العقارَ جَمَّشَهُ

طرفي فيحمرُّ خَدُّهُ خجلا

طرفي فيحمرُّ خَدُّهُ خجلا

When he serves me wine, he is caressed

By my gaze; then his cheek reddens with shyness.