يا حُسنَ ساقِيَةٍ تمُدّ أناملاً

يا حُسنَ ساقِيَةٍ تمُدّ أناملاً

بِعَروسِ راحٍ في عقودِ حبابِ

بِعَروسِ راحٍ في عقودِ حبابِ

Oh, the beauty of a cupbearer extending her fingertips

O beauty of a water-bearer extending fingers

With a bride of wine in necklaces of bubbles!

With wine flowing in necklaces of bubbles

تسقيكَ شمسَ سلافةٍ عِنبِيّةٍ

تسقيكَ شمسَ سلافةٍ عِنبِيّةٍ

طَلَعَتْ على فَلَكٍ من العُنّابِ

طَلَعَتْ على فَلَكٍ من العُنّابِ

She gives you a sun of choice grape-wine to drink,

She serves you sun-ripened grape juice

Risen upon a celestial sphere of jujube.

Rising in a sky of wild anemones

ومُنبَّهٍ في حِجْرِ مَن شَدَواتُها

ومُنبَّهٍ في حِجْرِ مَن شَدَواتُها

تَثْني الهمومَ بها على الأعْقابِ

تَثْني الهمومَ بها على الأعْقابِ

And one awakened in the lap of her whose songs

And awakener in the lap of one whose coquetries

Drive cares back upon their heels.

Bend worries away on their heels

وكأنّما الأجسامُ من إحسانها

وكأنّما الأجسامُ من إحسانها

مُلِئَتْ بأرواحٍ من الإطرابِ

مُلِئَتْ بأرواحٍ من الإطرابِ

And as though bodies, through her artistry,

As if bodies from her kindness

Were filled with spirits born of musical rapture.

Were filled with souls of infatuation

وكأنّما يدُها فمٌ متكلِّمٌ

وكأنّما يدُها فمٌ متكلِّمٌ

بالسحرِ فيهِ مِقْوَلُ المضرابِ

بالسحرِ فيهِ مِقْوَلُ المضرابِ

And as though her hand were a mouth speaking

And as if her hand were a speaking mouth

Magic, with the plectrum's tongue within it.

With magic in it, the words of enchantment