إِصرِف شَرابي قَد هَجَرتُ كُؤوسُهُ

إِصرِف شَرابي قَد هَجَرتُ كُؤوسُهُ

شَهرَ الصِيامِ وَإِعفُني مِن مائِهِ

شَهرَ الصِيامِ وَإِعفُني مِن مائِهِ

Serve my wine unmixed; I have forsaken its cups

Pour me a drink, for I have shunned its cups

throughout the month of fasting; spare me its water.

during the fasting month of Ramadan. Spare me of its water,

فَأَراقَ مِن إِبريقِهِ لي شَربَةً

فَأَراقَ مِن إِبريقِهِ لي شَربَةً

كَالنارِ تُشرِقُ في دُجى ظَلمائِهِ

كَالنارِ تُشرِقُ في دُجى ظَلمائِهِ

So he poured me a draught from his ewer,

for he has poured me from his pitcher a drink

like fire, shining in the gloom of its darkness.

like fire flashing in the gloom of darkness.

وَهِلالُ شَوّالٍ يَلوحُ ضِيائُهُ

وَهِلالُ شَوّالٍ يَلوحُ ضِيائُهُ

وَبناتُ نَعشٍ وَقَّفَت بِإِزائِهِ

وَبناتُ نَعشٍ وَقَّفَت بِإِزائِهِ

And the light of Shawwāl’s crescent gleams,

The crescent moon of Shawwal gleams brightly

and the Daughters of Naʿsh stood opposite it,

while funeral processions pause in its glow.

كَبَنانِهِ مِن مُخلِصٍ لَمّا بَدا

كَبَنانِهِ مِن مُخلِصٍ لَمّا بَدا

وَجهُ الوَزيرِ دَعا بِطولِ بَقائِهِ

وَجهُ الوَزيرِ دَعا بِطولِ بَقائِهِ

like the fingertips of a devoted man who, when

Like a youth from a loyal beloved when he appeared,

the vizier’s face appeared, prayed for his long life.

and the minister's face called for his long life.