ساعَدَنا الدَّهرُ فَبِتنا مَعا

ساعَدَنا الدَّهرُ فَبِتنا مَعا

نَحمِل ما نَجني عَلى السُّكر

نَحمِل ما نَجني عَلى السُّكر

Time favored us, so we spent the night together.

Time helped us and we spent the night together

We blame our misdeeds on drunkenness.

We bear what we reap in our joy

فَكُنتُ كَالماءِ له قارِعا

فَكُنتُ كَالماءِ له قارِعا

وَكانَ في الرِّقّة كَالخَمر

وَكانَ في الرِّقّة كَالخَمر

So I was like water, striking him,

So I was like water to him, quenching

And he was like wine in his delicacy.

And he was gentle like wine