أهدى شقيق المجد في كفه

أهدى شقيق المجد في كفه

إلى شقيق الحسن تفاحه

إلى شقيق الحسن تفاحه

Glory’s own brother offered in his palm

My brother of glory holds in his palm,

to beauty’s own brother an apple—

and gives to my handsome brother an apple—

بيضاء حمراء إذا شمها

بيضاء حمراء إذا شمها

المزكوم نال الروح والراحه

المزكوم نال الروح والراحه

white and red; if one afflicted with a cold smelled it,

white, red—that, when smelled,

he would regain his breath and find relief.

revives the soul and gives comfort.

كأنها خمر غدا جامدا

كأنها خمر غدا جامدا

وكاسه مجتمع الراحه

وكاسه مجتمع الراحه

As though it were wine turned solid,

As if it were wine turned solid overnight

with the hollow of the palm for its cup.

in a cup brimming with comfort.

فلا تسل عن ثمل عاشق

فلا تسل عن ثمل عاشق

سقاه ساقي الحب اقداحه

سقاه ساقي الحب اقداحه

So ask not about a lover drunk with passion,

So do not ask a love-drunk man

whom love’s cupbearer plied with his goblets.

whose cups of love the love-pourer has filled.