1. Play the lute, my second beloved
And sing, O love, you are the destroyer, the builder

2. Play the lute, doubt has come over me
O solace of the heart, and revive my dead passions

3. And bring, O nourishment of the soul, a song
That brings hope back to the suffering heart

4. O weaver of moments and dreams wandering
Hurry to your Lord and fill my second cup

5. And draw for yourself another, my beloved, from
The wine of Iraq and leave the white wine of Iran

6. It was not sweeter purified nor tastier
Blended, so give it to me to forget my sorrows

7. I can smell the scent of the two rivers in it
The blossoming of flowers and the fragrance of myrtle and acacia

8. And how many gazelles of Karkh did I see wandering
Drunk on sugar, among roses and tricksters

9. Arise and pour out the soul note by note gently
For I have nothing but it, it is my offering

10. And let's stay drunk on sorrows and when
You are done, deliver me O land of Lebanon

11. Play the lute, let's get drunk without shame
And revive my dead hopes with the daughter of songs

12. The brides of revelation it threw and received me
And here I listened to my poetry and melodies

13. The playground of pearls from houri and young men
Swept by between my evening talks and regrets

14. O descent of revelation, O playground of our childhood
Alas, if only what I love would love me

15. I blame myself, neither hopes nor truths
I have had my fill and longing has starved me

16. So sight grew cold and the soul leaked
With sorrow, tears, and woe flowed from my eyes

17. O pasture of the soul and passions raging
I am still as I vowed and the seasons turned

18. Winter came and summer went and alas
Did you not hear the tunes of night with my melodies

19. I came here and my hopes are shattered
In order to tell you my melancholy and sorrows

20. Neither your sandy coasts moved me
Nor your silver waves and pillars

21. Nor the thickets nor dawns smiling
Nor your breeze since it passed cheering me

22. For love is an incurable disease
So don't be fooled by what the two lovers show