طابَ عَيْشِي بِرَغْمِ أَنْفِ الْعَذُولِ

طابَ عَيْشِي بِرَغْمِ أَنْفِ الْعَذُولِ

وَتَمتَّعْتُ مِنْ وِصالِ وَصُولِ

وَتَمتَّعْتُ مِنْ وِصالِ وَصُولِ

My life grew sweet, to spite the censor;

My life grew sweet, in defiance of the reprover.

I reveled in union with a love who yields.

And I enjoyed union with a devoted beloved.

وَأَتانا الهَواءُ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَعْدٍ

وَأَتانا الهَواءُ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَعْدٍ

فَرَأَيْنا تِشْرِينَ فِي أَيْلُولِ

فَرَأَيْنا تِشْرِينَ فِي أَيْلُولِ

Fair weather came to us without a promise,

And the breeze came to us without a prior promise,

and we saw October arrive in September.

So we saw Tishrin in Aylul.

فأَقْبَلَ الْكأْسَ يا خَلَيلَي مِنْ سا

فأَقْبَلَ الْكأْسَ يا خَلَيلَي مِنْ سا

قٍ مَلِيحٍ دلالُهُ مَقْبُولِ

قٍ مَلِيحٍ دلالُهُ مَقْبُولِ

So take the cup, my two friends, from a cup—

So I accept the cup, my two friends, from a cup-

—bearer, handsome, whose coy grace delights.

bearer, handsome, whose coyness is welcome.

زادَ طِيبَ الأَقْداحِ كَفَّاهُ طِيباً

زادَ طِيبَ الأَقْداحِ كَفَّاهُ طِيباً

وَأَعارَ الشَّمُولَ طِيبَ الشَّمُولِ

وَأَعارَ الشَّمُولَ طِيبَ الشَّمُولِ

His palms made the goblets sweeter-scented still,

His two palms added sweetness to the goblets' sweetness,

and lent the wine the north wind’s perfume.

And he lent the wine the sweetness of the north wind.