تَطْرِيزُ خَدَّيْكَ بالرَّيْحانِ والرَّاحِ

تَطْرِيزُ خَدَّيْكَ بالرَّيْحانِ والرَّاحِ

لَمْ يُبْقِ عَقْلاً صَحِيحاً لا ولا صاحي

لَمْ يُبْقِ عَقْلاً صَحِيحاً لا ولا صاحي

The embroidery of your cheeks with basil and wine

The embroidery of your cheeks with basil and breeze

has left no mind sound—no, nor sober.

Has left no sane mind, neither awake nor asleep

عِذارُ آسٍ عَلى خَدَّين قدْ جَمَعا

عِذارُ آسٍ عَلى خَدَّين قدْ جَمَعا

لِرَوْنقِ الرَّاحِ تَرْوِيحاً لأرواحِ

لِرَوْنقِ الرَّاحِ تَرْوِيحاً لأرواحِ

Myrtle down upon two cheeks that have united

The excuse of a willowy one over cheeks that gathered

the lustre of wine with refreshment for souls.

The grace of the breeze as solace for souls

تَبارَكَ اللهُ بارِيهِ عَلى قَدَرٍ

تَبارَكَ اللهُ بارِيهِ عَلى قَدَرٍ

رَيْحانَتَيْنِ على كاسَيْنِ مِنْ راحِ

رَيْحانَتَيْنِ على كاسَيْنِ مِنْ راحِ

Blessed be God, who fashioned it in due measure:

Blessed is Allah, their Creator, for the measure

two sprigs of basil upon two cups of wine.

Of two basil plants on two cups of breeze

أمَّا العِذارُ فَما أوْفى بِمَعذِرَتي

أمَّا العِذارُ فَما أوْفى بِمَعذِرَتي

لو كانَ يلحَظُهُ عَنْ لَحْظيَ اللَّاحي

لو كانَ يلحَظُهُ عَنْ لَحْظيَ اللَّاحي

As for the cheek-down, how fully it would bear out my excuse,

As for the excuse, it did not suffice my justification

if the reproacher could behold it through my eyes.

If the mischievous one were to glimpse my fervent gaze

سأُلْزِمُ النَّفْسَ حُكْمَ الصَّبر مُحتَسِباً

سأُلْزِمُ النَّفْسَ حُكْمَ الصَّبر مُحتَسِباً

أجْرِي على اللهِ في تَفْنِيدِ نُصّاحي

أجْرِي على اللهِ في تَفْنِيدِ نُصّاحي

I shall bind my soul to patience's rule, seeking

I will obligate myself to patience's rule with acceptance

my reward from God for refuting my advisers.

Of my reward from God in heeding advisors