قد غرد الطير فقم يا غلام

فالصبح قد مزق ثوب الظلام

The birds have sung, so rise, O lad.

For dawn has torn the robe of darkness.

وهاتها في كأسها نجتلي

شمسا لها قارن بدر التمام

And bring it in its cup, that we may behold

A sun accompanied by the moon in its fullness.

بكر سلاف قرقف عبقت

في دنها ما فض عنها ختام

Virgin, pure, heady wine, fragrant

In its wine-jar, its seal never broken.

بايعنا العلج على أنها

قديمة من عهد حام وسام

The foreigner sold it to us on the understanding that it was

Ancient, from the days of Ham and Shem.

حبابها قد طاف من فوقها

كأنه در عقود النظام

Its bubbles have floated over it,

As though they were pearls in strung necklaces.

عام بها الدر وما ابصرت

عيناي يوما مثلها منذ عام

The pearls swam in it, and never have

My eyes seen its like on any day this past year.

مزاجها جاء قواما وقد

اتى بها يسعى مليح القوام

Its mixture came in due measure, and indeed

One fair of form came hastening with it.

في مجلس تشرق أقماره

ما بين شرب واناس كرام

In a gathering whose moons shine,

Among drinking companions and noble folk.

قد نشروا الآداب ما بينهم

ولم يزل شملهم في انتظام

They have shared cultured learning among themselves,

And their company has remained in harmony.

حديثهم نقلهم لم يزل

وشربهم فهو مدام مدام

Their conversation has always been their snacks,

And their drink is wine without end.

لم يقتنوا غير كميت ولا

اكفهم تحمل الحسام

They have acquired nothing but dark-red wine, nor

Do their hands bear the keen sword.

يطوف ساقيهم عليهم اذا

حيوك بالراح وشرب المدام

Their cupbearer goes round among them when

They greet you with wine and the drinking of wine.

أوقاتهم طيبة كلها

لهو وبسط وصفا والسلام

Their hours are pleasant, all of them:

Merriment, cheer, and serenity—and peace.