وَغَنِّand sing فيin اللَحنِthe melody القَديمِold مُعرِباًeloquently
وَغَنِّ في اللَحنِ القَديمِ مُعرِباً
بِخَيرِwith the best ماwhat تَحفَظُهُyou know it by heart لِلعَرَبِfrom the Arabs
بِخَيرِ ما تَحفَظُهُ لِلعَرَبِ
And sing in the old melody, eloquently,
Sing in the old tune, Arabizing
With the best of what you know by heart from the Arabs.
With the finest you have memorized for the Arabs
ماwhat لَذَّةُpleasure العَيشِlife سِوىexcept الشُربِdrinking عَلىbeside الthe
ما لَذَّةُ العَيشِ سِوى الشُربِ عَلى ال
وَردِroses أَمامَbefore الشَربِthe drinking companions أَهلِpeople of الأَدَبِrefinement
وَردِ أَمامَ الشَربِ أَهلِ الأَدَبِ
What pleasure is there in life but drinking beside the
No joy in life but to drink on the
Roses, before drinking companions—people of refinement?
Roses before drinking, people of refinement
Sol 6.1