1. جلا المحبوب أيا ندامى

    صافي المشروب من المدامه

    The beloved unveiled, O drinking companions,

    the pure draught of wine.

  2. وساقي الكوب أمسى إماما

    لكلّ رعبوب تسبي الإمامه

    And the cupbearer has become an imam

    to every delicate beauty who captivates the imamate.

  3. فهِمْ غراماً والوجد هامي

    من الجوى يعلو منك هامه

    So lose yourself in love, while ecstasy pours forth;

    from burning longing, its crest rises from you.

  4. وغب عن اللوم والملام

    من عاذلٍ لجّ في الملامه

    And withdraw from blame and reproach

    from a faultfinder who persists in reproaching.

  5. وكن لغير الغرام رامي

    إذا تبدّت ظباء رامه

    And cast aside all but passionate love

    when the gazelles of Rāma appear.

  6. فكلّ وجهٍ مصري وشامي

    من نور وجهٍ عليه شامه

    For every face, Egyptian and Syrian,

    comes from the light of a face bearing a beauty spot.

  7. دمدم غراماً إلى الحمام

    بالجيد ما غرّدت حمامه

    Murmur in passion until death,

    for the graceful neck, as long as a dove sings.

  8. واسلك طريق الغرّ الكرام

    لا سيّما صاحب الكرامه

    And follow the path of the illustrious, noble ones,

    especially the possessor of miraculous grace:

  9. السيّد البكريّ ذي المقام

    من أعلى ربّ العلا مقامه

    Sayyid al-Bakrī, endowed with spiritual rank,

    whose rank the Lord of the heights has raised,

  10. ساقي الأنامِ صرف المدامِ

    وفكّ عن كأسها ختامه

    who pours unmixed wine for all beings

    and has removed its seal from its cup.