كَوكبُ الصُبح قد بَدا يَحكيك

كَوكبُ الصُبح قد بَدا يَحكيك

فاِمزج الكاسَ يا رشا من فيك

فاِمزج الكاسَ يا رشا من فيك

The morning star has appeared, mirroring you.

The morning star has appeared, telling you

So mix the cup, O young gazelle, with what comes from your mouth.

So mix the cup, O Rasha, with what is in you

بادِر الصُبحَ بالصَبوح فقد

بادِر الصُبحَ بالصَبوح فقد

فاح ريحُ الصَبا وصاحَ الديك

فاح ريحُ الصَبا وصاحَ الديك

Hasten to greet dawn with the morning draught, for already

Hasten the dawn with dawn, for the breeze

The east breeze's fragrance has spread, and the cock has crowed.

Of the zephyr has blown, and the rooster crowed

وأَدِرها عليَّ مُشرقةً

وأَدِرها عليَّ مُشرقةً

عَن سَنى البدر في الدُجى تُغنيك

عَن سَنى البدر في الدُجى تُغنيك

And pass it round to me, gleaming;

And pass it around to me radiant

It leaves you no need of the full moon's glow in the dark.

From the splendor of the full moon in the darkness singing to you

واِدعُ في الأنس وَالسرور بها

واِدعُ في الأنس وَالسرور بها

وَدَعِ الهمَّ شأنُه شانيك

وَدَعِ الهمَّ شأنُه شانيك

And call for it amid fellowship and joy,

And call for intimacy and joy with it

And leave sorrow—it is your ill-wisher's concern.

And leave anxiety - its matter concerns you

هيَ عينُ الحياة فاِحي بها

هيَ عينُ الحياة فاِحي بها

روحَ صبٍّ بروحِه يَفديك

روحَ صبٍّ بروحِه يَفديك

It is the fountain of life; with it revive

It is the spring of life, so revive with it

The soul of a lovesick man who would ransom you with his own.

A passionate soul with his soul that ransoms you

إن ضَللتَ السَبيلَ في غَسَق

إن ضَللتَ السَبيلَ في غَسَق

فبِمِشكاةِ نورها تَهديك

فبِمِشكاةِ نورها تَهديك

If you lose your way in deep darkness,

If you lose your way in the darkness

Then it will guide you by the lamp-niche of its light.

With the lantern of its light it guides you

واصِل الراحَ ما حَييتَ ولا

واصِل الراحَ ما حَييتَ ولا

تُصغ سَمعاً لعاذلٍ يُغويك

تُصغ سَمعاً لعاذلٍ يُغويك

Keep drinking wine as long as you live, and do not

Keep on drinking as long as you live and don't

Lend an ear to a reprover who leads you astray.

Listen to the ear of a critic seducing you

واِهجر اللائمين إِن غَضِبوا

واِهجر اللائمين إِن غَضِبوا

إِنَّ فيها جميعَ ما يُرضيك

إِنَّ فيها جميعَ ما يُرضيك

And shun the reprovers if they grow angry;

And abandon the blamers if they get angry

Indeed, it holds everything that pleases you.

With it is everything that satisfies you

هيَ لا شكَّ آيةٌ ظهرت

هيَ لا شكَّ آيةٌ ظهرت

فاِنفِ عنها مقالَ ذي التَشكيك

فاِنفِ عنها مقالَ ذي التَشكيك

It is, without doubt, a miracle made manifest;

It is no doubt a sign that has appeared

So reject the doubter's claim about it.

So turn away the words of those suspicious of it

قل لميتِ الغَرام قُم سَحَراً

قل لميتِ الغَرام قُم سَحَراً

واِصطحبها فإِنَّها تُحييك

واِصطحبها فإِنَّها تُحييك

Tell the one dead of love: rise before dawn,

Tell the dead lover to rise at dawn

And take it along, for it will bring you to life.

And accompany her for she brings you to life

لا تقل إِثمُها يَحلُّ بنا

لا تقل إِثمُها يَحلُّ بنا

فهيَ من كُلِّ مأثم تُنجيك

فهيَ من كُلِّ مأثم تُنجيك

Do not say: its sin will fall upon us;

Do not say its sinfulness descends upon us

For it saves you from every sin.

For it saves you from all wrongdoing

يا عذولي أَسرفتَ في عَذلي

يا عذولي أَسرفتَ في عَذلي

كفَّ عنّي فَما جرى يكفيك

كفَّ عنّي فَما جرى يكفيك

O my reprover, you have gone too far in reproaching me;

Oh You who blame, you went too far blaming me

Leave me be, for what has passed is enough for you.

Stop with me, for what has happened suffices you

خلِّني وَالمُدام في شُغُلٍ

خلِّني وَالمُدام في شُغُلٍ

واِشتغِل أَنتَ بالَّذي يَعنيك

واِشتغِل أَنتَ بالَّذي يَعنيك

Leave me and the wine to our business,

Leave me and the drinks busy

And you, busy yourself with what concerns you.

And occupy yourself with what concerns you