مَن لامَني اليَومَ في سُكرٍ فَلا عُذرا

مَن لامَني اليَومَ في سُكرٍ فَلا عُذرا

هاتِ الكَبيرَ وَغَيري فَاِسقِ ما صَغُرا

هاتِ الكَبيرَ وَغَيري فَاِسقِ ما صَغُرا

Whoever blames me today for drunkenness—may he not be excused.

The one who blamed me today for being drunk, no excuse for him!

Bring me the large cup, and serve the small to others.

Bring the large cup and let the other one, though small, be free.

غَدَت مُنَكَّرَةً لِلمُزنِ فَاِحتَجَبَت

غَدَت مُنَكَّرَةً لِلمُزنِ فَاِحتَجَبَت

شَمسُ النَهارِ وَلَم نَعرِف لَها خَبَرا

شَمسُ النَهارِ وَلَم نَعرِف لَها خَبَرا

The sky grew unrecognizable with rainclouds, and veiled was

The gloomy face frowned at the drinker, so the sun of daytime hid,

the sun of day; we had no news of it.

We knew no news of it, until it weighed down heavily with burden.

حَتّى إِذا ثَقُلَت حَملاً وَما بَقِيَت

حَتّى إِذا ثَقُلَت حَملاً وَما بَقِيَت

أَرضٌ بِبَغدادَ إِلّا تَرتَجي مَطَرا

أَرضٌ بِبَغدادَ إِلّا تَرتَجي مَطَرا

Until, when it grew heavy with its burden and there remained no

No land in Baghdad but craved rain, when little of it remained,

land in Baghdad that did not hope for rain,

It thundered and lightened for the pouring rain, its eyelids blinked.

وَاِغرَورَقَت لِاِنسِكابِ الماءِ مُقلَتُها

وَاِغرَورَقَت لِاِنسِكابِ الماءِ مُقلَتُها

جاءَت بِثَلجٍ كَوَردٍ أَبيَضٍ نُثِرا

جاءَت بِثَلجٍ كَوَردٍ أَبيَضٍ نُثِرا

and its eye welled up to pour forth water,

It came with snows like white roses lavishly scattered.

it brought snow like white roses strewn about.