لناwe have علىupon النارthe fire قدرٌa pot
لنا على النار قدرٌ
بخاتمto the seal of النارthe fire بكرُa virgin
بخاتم النار بكرُ
We have a pot upon the fire,
We have a cauldron on the fire
a virgin to the fire’s seal.
Sealed with the seal of fire
وعندناand we have منfrom بقاياremnants
وعندنا من بقايا
صبيحةthe morning of العيدEid خمرwine
صبيحة العيد خمر
And we have, left over from
And we have left over
the morning of Eid, some wine.
From the dawn of Eid is wine
وقدand indeed دعوناwe invited غلاماًa youth
وقد دعونا غلاماً
كالغصنlike a bough أعلاهits top بدرa full moon
كالغصن أعلاه بدر
And we have invited a youth,
And we called a boy
like a bough whose top is a full moon.
Like a branch, above it a full moon
فاطلعso look in عليناon us وساعدand lend a hand
فاطلع علينا وساعد
أوor لاnot فماfor there is no لكfor you عذرexcuse
أو لا فما لك عذر
So look in on us and lend a hand,
So join us and help out
or not—for you have no excuse.
Or else you have no excuse
Sol 6.1