قَد بُزِلَ الدَنُّ فَقومي اِنظُري

زِنجِيَّةً تَفتِلُ خُلخالا

The moon has gone astray, wake up and see

An Ethiopian girl undoing her anklets

وَأَسقِنيها وَاِشرَبي وَاِطرَبي

وَجَرِّري في الأَرضِ أَذيالا

Give me to drink, drink yourself and be merry

And drag your skirts trailing on the ground

تَنَعَّمي ما اِسطَعتِ وَاِستَمتِعي

إِنَّ وَراءَ المَرءِ أَهوالا

Delight as long as you shine, enjoy yourself

For behind a man lie calamities