قَدْ طَفِحَ القَلْبُ بِالهُمومِ فَإِنْ

طُفْتَ بِكَأْسٍ فَهاتِها تَطْفَحْ

The heart is overflowing with worries, so if

You pass by with a cup, bring it over to overflow

في جُنْحِ ليْلٍ تُرى كَواكِبُهُ

وهي إِلى الغَرْبِ كُلُّها جُنَّحْ

In the wing of a night whose stars are seen

Heading west, all winging

نَراكَ تَنْسى سُرورَ يَوْمِكَ في

دَيْرِ سَعيدٍ وَظِلِّهِ الأَفْيَحْ

We saw you forget the joy of your day in

The monastery of Sa'id and its wide shade

عَلى بِساطٍ مِنَ البَنَفْسِجِ قَدْ

أَلقي مِنَ الوردِ فَوْقَهُ مَطْرَحْ

On a carpet of violets that

Rain showers of roses on it have scattered

وكَأْسِ راحٍ يُديرُها قَمَرٌ

لِحاظُهُ في قُلوبِنا تَجْرَحْ

And a cup of wine the moon pours around

Its shine in our hearts a wound does scratch

قَدْ كَانَ فيما مَضى يُعَرِّضُ بِالْ

وَصْلِ ولَكِنْ أَراهُ قَدْ صَرَّحْ

Once in the past he would hint with

Reunion but I see he has become candid