ياO حابِسَwithholder of الكَأسِthe cup خَيلَthe steeds of الوَردِthe roses قَدalready وَرَدَتhave arrived
يا حابِسَ الكَأسِ خَيلَ الوَردِ قَد وَرَدَت
شُهباًgray وَكُمتاًand dark bay أَدِرpass it round ياO حابِسَwithholder of الكاسِthe cup
شُهباً وَكُمتاً أَدِر يا حابِسَ الكاسِ
O you who withhold the cup, the rose-steeds have arrived,
O withholder of the cup, the horses of roses have arrived
Gray and dark bay; pass it round, O you who withhold the cup.
As meteors and stars, so pour, o withholder of the cup
أَقسَمتُI swear ماnot الوَردُthe rose فيamong الأَزهارِthe flowers قاطِبَةًall together
أَقسَمتُ ما الوَردُ في الأَزهارِ قاطِبَةً
إِلّاexcept كَمِثلِlike صَلاحِSalah (righteousness) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) فيamong الناسِpeople
إِلّا كَمِثلِ صَلاحِ الدينِ في الناسِ
I swear, the rose among all flowers
I swear the roses in all the flowers
Is just as Salah al-Din is among men—
Are none but like Salah al-Din among the people
الوارِثِthe inheritor of المَجدَglory عَنfrom آبائِهِhis forefathers أَبَداًforever
الوارِثِ المَجدَ عَن آبائِهِ أَبَداً
مِثلَlike الخِلافَةِthe caliphate فيamong أَولادِthe sons of عَبّاسِAbbas
مِثلَ الخِلافَةِ في أَولادِ عَبّاسِ
Who forever inherits glory from his forefathers,
He who inherited glory from his fathers eternally
As the caliphate is inherited among the sons of Abbas.
As the caliphate among the Abbasid sons
Sol 6.1