1. عاطنيها ذوب تبر

    واجلها في ثوب خمر

    Pass it to me—molten gold—

    and unveil it in a robe of wine.

  2. ما ترى المزج كساها

    حببا في سلك در

    Do you not see how mixing has clothed it

    in bubbles on a string of pearls?

  3. ونبات الروض سكبا

    جاده الغيث بقطر

    And the garden's growth, in a downpour,

    the rain has lavished drops upon it.

  4. وعلى العود بلحن

    قد تغنى كل قمري

    And upon the bough, in melody,

    every turtledove has sung.

  5. والنسيم الرطب يهدي

    من شذاه كل عطر

    And the moist breeze brings

    every perfume from its fragrance.

  6. وغدا يلقي نثاراً

    صيغ من بيض وصفر

    And it has begun scattering gifts

    fashioned of white and yellow.

  7. والذي اهوى نديمي

    ويغنيني بشعري

    And the one I love is my drinking companion,

    and sings my poetry to me.

  8. وانا ما بين نهي

    يا اخا اللهو وامر

    And I am between prohibition—

    O brother of revelry—and command.

  9. اجتلي شمسا وطوراً

    اجتلي طلعة بدر

    I behold a sun, and at times

    I behold the face of a full moon.

  10. ليس هذا يوم صحو

    ان هذا يوم سكر

    This is no day of sobriety;

    indeed, this is a day of intoxication.

  11. حبذا وقت سلاف

    جاء في اطيب عصر

    How delightful is a time of choice wine,

    come in the sweetest afternoon!

  12. لا تلم ان همت وجدا

    فهواي اليوم عذري

    Do not reproach me if I am lost in longing;

    for my love today is my excuse.

  13. فاحضر الآن سريعا

    فعيون الطل تجري

    So come quickly now,

    for the springs of dew are flowing.

  14. وشموس الراح تبدو

    عن سنا صبح وفجر

    And the suns of wine emerge

    from the radiance of morning and dawn.

  15. والسما بالشهب تحكي

    روضة حفّت بزهر

    And the sky, with its bright stars, resembles

    a garden ringed with blossoms.

  16. ومغني القوم يشدو

    ويحيينا ببشر

    And the company's singer sings,

    and greets us cheerfully,

  17. ويعاطينا كؤوس ال

    بسط من نظم ونثر

    and passes us cups of

    delight, from verse and prose.

  18. ويغالي في بديع

    طاب في طي ونشر

    And he goes to great lengths in rhetorical artistry,

    delightful in folding and unfolding.

  19. وبها يسعى كميتا

    بين ذي كر وفر

    And with them he circulates, bearing bay-colored wine,

    among those who charge and retreat.

  20. واذا ما لي ذنوبي

    اثقلت بالحمد ظهري

    And whenever my own sins

    have weighed down my back with praise,

  21. رحت عفو الله ارجو

    فهو ذو جود وبر

    I turn, hoping for God's pardon,

    for He is bountiful and kind.

  22. وهو يعفو عن كثير

    وهو يمحو كل وزر

    And He pardons much,

    and He wipes away every burden of sin.