يُحيِّي اشتياقاً بعضُنا بك بعضَنا

يُحيِّي اشتياقاً بعضُنا بك بعضَنا

إذا قَبَّلَ الكاسَ الرَّويَّةَ شاربُ

إذا قَبَّلَ الكاسَ الرَّويَّةَ شاربُ

In longing, we greet one another through you,

Some of us greet each other with longing

Whenever a drinker kisses the brimming cup.

When the drinker kisses the brimming cup

وعندي لك الرَّيحانُ زِينَ بَساطُه

وعندي لك الرَّيحانُ زِينَ بَساطُه

بِزَهْرٍ كما زانَتْ سماءً كواكبُ

بِزَهْرٍ كما زانَتْ سماءً كواكبُ

And I have basil for you, its carpet adorned

For you I have basil, its rug adorned

With blossoms, as stars adorn the sky,

With a flower, as the sky was adorned with stars

وذيْلٌ كما انجرَّتْ ذُيولُ غَلائلٍ

وذيْلٌ كما انجرَّتْ ذُيولُ غَلائلٍ

مُصَنْدَلَةٍ تختالُ فيها الكواعبُ

مُصَنْدَلَةٍ تختالُ فيها الكواعبُ

And a train like the trailing trains of gowns,

A train, as the trains of dangling tresses trailed

Sandalwood-scented, in which full-breasted maidens strut.

Of a coquettish one with waving locks

سقاه دموعَ الوَردِ ساقٍ أسالَه

سقاه دموعَ الوَردِ ساقٍ أسالَه

وشابَ له الكافورَ بالمِسكِ شائبُ

وشابَ له الكافورَ بالمِسكِ شائبُ

A waterer watered it with rose-tears he made flow,

He quenched it with tears of roses, poured by a leg

And a mixer blended camphor with musk for it.

And aged it for him with camphor and musk

وقد أُطلِقَت فيه الشمائلُ وانثنَتْ

وقد أُطلِقَت فيه الشمائلُ وانثنَتْ

مقيّدةً في جانَبِيْهِ الجَنائبُ

مقيّدةً في جانَبِيْهِ الجَنائبُ

And the north winds have been loosed within it; turned back

In it the glances were set free and bent

And fettered at its two sides are the south winds.

Confined on both sides by the cheeks

وحافظةٌ ماءَ الحياةِ لِفتيةٍ

وحافظةٌ ماءَ الحياةِ لِفتيةٍ

حياتُهمُ أن تُسْتَلَذَّ المَشارِبُ

حياتُهمُ أن تُسْتَلَذَّ المَشارِبُ

And a vessel holding the water of life for young men,

And a keeper of the water of life for youths

Whose life lies in savoring drinks.

Whose life is that drafts be enjoyed

يسربُلها أجفى اللِّباسِ وإنما

يسربُلها أجفى اللِّباسِ وإنما

يَليقُ بها أفوافُه والسَّبائبُ

يَليقُ بها أفوافُه والسَّبائبُ

The coarsest clothing robes it, yet only

Clothing it in the finest garb, though

Its fine striped fabrics and delicate cloths befit it,

Its puffs and trains best suit it

على جَسَدٍ مثلِ الزَّبَرْجَدِ لم يَزَلْ

على جَسَدٍ مثلِ الزَّبَرْجَدِ لم يَزَلْ

يُشاكِلُه في لَونِهِ ويٌناسِبُ

يُشاكِلُه في لَونِهِ ويٌناسِبُ

Over a body like chrysolite, which has never ceased

On a body like emerald that never ceased

To resemble it in hue and match it.

To match it in color and proportion

إذا اسُتودِعَتْ حُرَّ اللُّجَينِ سبائكاً

إذا اسُتودِعَتْ حُرَّ اللُّجَينِ سبائكاً

يُصوَّبُ من أجسامِها وهو ذائبُ

يُصوَّبُ من أجسامِها وهو ذائبُ

When it is entrusted with pure silver in ingots,

When pure molten gold is entrusted

It is poured down from their bodies while molten.

He measures it and it melts away