عَلِّلاني بِصَوتِ نايٍ وَعودِ

عَلِّلاني بِصَوتِ نايٍ وَعودِ

وَاِسقِياني دَمَ اِبنَةِ العُنقودِ

وَاِسقِياني دَمَ اِبنَةِ العُنقودِ

Soothe me, you two, with the sound of a reed flute and a lute.

Entrance me with the sound of a flute and lute

And give me, you two, the blood of the grape-cluster's daughter to drink.

And serve me the blood-red wine

أَشرَبُ الراحَ وَهيَ تَشرَبُ عَقلي

أَشرَبُ الراحَ وَهيَ تَشرَبُ عَقلي

وَعَلى ذاكَ كانَ قَتلُ الوَليدِ

وَعَلى ذاكَ كانَ قَتلُ الوَليدِ

I drink the wine, while it drinks my mind.

I drink joy while it drinks my reason

And on that account al-Walid was slain.

And upon that was the murder of Al-Walid

رَبُّ سُكرٍ جَعَلتُ مَوعِدَهُ الصُب

رَبُّ سُكرٍ جَعَلتُ مَوعِدَهُ الصُب

حَ وَساقٍ حَثَثتُهُ بِمَزيدِ

حَ وَساقٍ حَثَثتُهُ بِمَزيدِ

Many a bout of drunkenness I appointed for the morn-

Lord of tipsiness, I made our tryst the morn

-ing, and many a cupbearer I urged to pour more.

And legs I quickened with increase