1. اشرب هَنيئاً لاعداكَ الطرب

    شُربَ كَريمٍ في العلا منتخب

    Drink with pleasure—may delight never pass you by—

    as a nobleman chosen for eminence drinks.

  2. وافاك بالراحِ وَقَد أُلبِسَت

    بُردَ أَصيلٍ مُعلماً بالحبب

    He brought you wine, already clothed

    in a mantle of late afternoon, embroidered with bubbles,

  3. في قدحٍ لَم يَكُ يُسقى بِهِ

    غير أُولي المَجدِ وَأَهلِ الحسب

    in a goblet from which none was given drink

    but men of glory and noble standing.

  4. ماجار إِذا سقاك مِن كَفِّه

    في جامِد الفضَّةِ ذَوبَ الذهب

    He did you no wrong when, from his palm, he served you

    molten gold in solid silver.

  5. فَقُم عَلى رأسك برا بِهِ

    واشرب عَلى ذِكراهُ طولَ الحقب

    So stand upon your head in homage to him,

    and drink in remembrance of him through the ages.