انظُر إِلى الرَوضِ البَهيجِ وَاعجَبِ

انظُر إِلى الرَوضِ البَهيجِ وَاعجَبِ

وَاِشرَب عَلى الوَردِ الأَريجِ وَاطرَبِ

وَاِشرَب عَلى الوَردِ الأَريجِ وَاطرَبِ

Look at the delightful garden and marvel.

Behold this blooming garden and wonder,

And drink beside the fragrant roses and be merry.

And drink the scented rose and be joyous,

فَالوَردُ يُبدي صُرَرَ الحَريرِ قَد

فَالوَردُ يُبدي صُرَرَ الحَريرِ قَد

فُتِحنَ عَن قُراضَةٍ مِن ذَهَبِ

فُتِحنَ عَن قُراضَةٍ مِن ذَهَبِ

For the rose reveals silken purses that have already

For the rose displays the glint of silk brocade

been opened to reveal shavings of gold.

Opened from a golden bracelet.

يَقولُ هَكَذا اِفتَحوا في زَمَني

يَقولُ هَكَذا اِفتَحوا في زَمَني

أَكياسَكُم وَأَنفِقوا في الطَرَبِ

أَكياسَكُم وَأَنفِقوا في الطَرَبِ

It says, "Thus, open in my season

Thus it says: open in my time

your purses and spend on merriment."

Your pouches and spend in delight,

ما أَحسَنَ الحَبابَ وَالأَحبابَ وَاِب

ما أَحسَنَ الحَبابَ وَالأَحبابَ وَاِب

نَ المُزنِ في الكَأسِ وَبِنتَ العِنَبِ

نَ المُزنِ في الكَأسِ وَبِنتَ العِنَبِ

How lovely are the bubbles, the loved ones, and the son

How good is the wine and the loved ones in the tavern,

of the rainclouds in the cup, and the daughter of the grape!

And the daughter of the grape in the cup.

قُم فَاِسقِني صاح عَلى الوَردِ حَكى ال

قُم فَاِسقِني صاح عَلى الوَردِ حَكى ال

خُدودَ في الحُسنِ ذَواتِ اللهَبِ

خُدودَ في الحُسنِ ذَواتِ اللهَبِ

Rise, then pour me a drink, friend, beside the roses, which resemble the

Arise and serve me, exclaim over the roses,

fiery cheeks in beauty.

Those cheeks of beauty with the flames.

وَحَرِّكِ الأَوتارَ بِالأَوطارِ يا

وَحَرِّكِ الأَوتارَ بِالأَوطارِ يا

مُطرِبَنا تَفُز بِنَيلِ الأَرَبِ

مُطرِبَنا تَفُز بِنَيلِ الأَرَبِ

And stir the strings with longing, O

And pluck the strings with songs, O our minstrel,

our musician; you will succeed in attaining your wish.

To obtain the wishes of the noble.