1. أهلاً بخير صفاءٍ

    جرى عذيباً وأوفى

    Welcome to the finest purity,

    flowing sweetly and in full measure.

  2. يسقي من الشهد كاساً

    يحيى المرنّح رشفا

    It offers a cup of honey,

    reviving the reeling one with sips.

  3. فاشرب زلالاً هنيئاً

    به الهناءُ المصفى

    So drink clear, wholesome water;

    in it lies pure delight.

  4. قد جاءَ من فوق جسرٍ

    سما بناءً ووصفا

    It has come over a bridge,

    lofty in construction and description.

  5. كأنه حين يجري

    من أذنه الماءُ وكفا

    It is as though, when there flows

    water in trickles from its ear,

  6. بدرٌ لياليه عشرٌ

    وقد تقرّط شنفا

    it were a full moon ten nights old,

    adorned with an earring.

  7. أجراه خير بشير

    قد جاد بالبذل كفّا

    Bashir's bounty made it flow;

    he gave generously with his hand,

  8. يرجو بذلك أجراً

    من الإله ولطفا

    hoping thereby for reward

    from God, and for grace.