وفتيَةٍ دارَتِ السُّعود بِهِم

وفتيَةٍ دارَتِ السُّعود بِهِم

فدارَ للرَّاحِ بينَهم فَلَكُ

فدارَ للرَّاحِ بينَهم فَلَكُ

And youths around whom the lucky stars revolved,

The young men circled, as wine went round,

So the wine’s celestial sphere turned among them.

And as they circled, so did fate's wheel turn,

بِتْنا وضَوْءُ الكؤوسِ يَهتِكُ بال

بِتْنا وضَوْءُ الكؤوسِ يَهتِكُ بال

إشْراقِ سِترَ الدُّجى فينهَتِكُ

إشْراقِ سِترَ الدُّجى فينهَتِكُ

We spent the night as the cups’ light tore, with

The wine cups washed away all care and sorrow,

radiance, the veil of darkness, and it was torn.

As the first light broke, tearing night's veil,

نَرى الثُّرَيَّا والبَدْرُ في قَرَنٍ

نَرى الثُّرَيَّا والبَدْرُ في قَرَنٍ

كما يُحَيَّا بِنَرْجِسٍ مَلِكُ

كما يُحَيَّا بِنَرْجِسٍ مَلِكُ

We see the Pleiades and the full moon in conjunction,

We saw the Pleiades and the moon together,

As a king is greeted with narcissi.

Like a narcissus greeting its sovereign.