خَليلَيَّ هُبّا عَلِّلاني مُدامَةً

خَليلَيَّ هُبّا عَلِّلاني مُدامَةً

مُعَتّقَةً مِمّا تَخَيّرَ نُوحُ

مُعَتّقَةً مِمّا تَخَيّرَ نُوحُ

My two friends, arise and soothe me with wine,

My two friends, give me copious wine

Well aged, from what Noah chose.

Well-aged, chosen by Noah

فَمَا العَيْشُ إلاَّ أَنْ أَفُوزَ بِسَكْرَةٍ

فَمَا العَيْشُ إلاَّ أَنْ أَفُوزَ بِسَكْرَةٍ

وما الغُبْنُ إلاَّ أَنْ يُقَالَ صَحيحُ

وما الغُبْنُ إلاَّ أَنْ يُقَالَ صَحيحُ

For life is nothing but attaining a spell of drunkenness,

For life is naught but to gain inebriation

And loss is nothing but being called sober.

And loss is naught but to be called sober

سَأَجْمَحُ في حُبِّ البطالةِ والصِّبا

سَأَجْمَحُ في حُبِّ البطالةِ والصِّبا

وإِنْ لامَ فيهِ عاذِلٌ ونَصِيحُ

وإِنْ لامَ فيهِ عاذِلٌ ونَصِيحُ

I shall run unbridled in my love of idleness and youth,

I will persist in loving idleness and youth

Even if a censurer and a well-wisher reproach me for it.

Though blamers and advisers chide me