وَلَربَّ ذي عودٍ يرقّصهُ على

وَلَربَّ ذي عودٍ يرقّصهُ على

نَغَماتهِ مثل العروس اذا انجلت

نَغَماتهِ مثل العروس اذا انجلت

And many a man with an oud makes it dance

And many a lute player makes it dance to

to its melodies, like a bride when she is unveiled;

Its melodies, like a bride when she is unveiled.

واذا تَغَنَّت قَينةٌ وَتَراقَصت

واذا تَغَنَّت قَينةٌ وَتَراقَصت

أَصحَت بهذا مَنى بهذا أَثمَلَت

أَصحَت بهذا مَنى بهذا أَثمَلَت

and when a singing-girl sings and sways in dance,

And when a singing girl sings and dances,

with this Manā sobers me; with this, she leaves me drunk.

With this she sobers the one whom she has intoxicated with this.