لِلَّه ما أَحلى وصالَ الملاح

لِلَّه ما أَحلى وصالَ الملاح

وَما الردى إِلّا صُدودُ الرَداح

وَما الردى إِلّا صُدودُ الرَداح

God, how sweet is union with the beauties!

How sweet is the union with the beloved!

And death is nothing but the full-hipped woman's rejection.

And naught but the turns of fate can make us part.

لا أَصلح اللَهُ عدوّاً لحا

لا أَصلح اللَهُ عدوّاً لحا

عَلى الهَوى لَمّا رأى الوصلَ لاح

عَلى الهَوى لَمّا رأى الوصلَ لاح

May God never reform an enemy who reproached me

May God never favor a foe of love

For love, when he saw union dawn.

When union's torch begins to light their heart.

لَو علمَ اللائمُ ما رامَه

لَو علمَ اللائمُ ما رامَه

مَلومُه ما رامَ إِلّا الصَلاح

مَلومُه ما رامَ إِلّا الصَلاح

If the reproacher knew what was sought

If those who blame but knew what drives me on,

By the one he reproaches, he would seek nothing but good.

My blameworthy quest they'd understand.

ما السَعدُ إِلّا وَصلُ سُعدى وَلا

ما السَعدُ إِلّا وَصلُ سُعدى وَلا

رَوح الهَوى إِلّا كؤوسٌ وَراح

رَوح الهَوى إِلّا كؤوسٌ وَراح

Happiness is nothing but union with Suʿdā, and there is no

No joy but joining my beloved brings,

Solace for love but goblets and wine.

No life but love and wine's enchanted hand.

وَاللَه لا أَسلو هواها وَلَو

وَاللَه لا أَسلو هواها وَلَو

لامَ مصِرّاً ولحا كُلُّ لاح

لامَ مصِرّاً ولحا كُلُّ لاح

And by God, I will not cease loving her, even if

By God I'll never leave this love, though blades

Every reproacher persistently blamed and rebuked me.

Assail me and the changed reprove my stand!