هلم اسقني كأسي ودع عنك من أبى

وروِّ عظاماً قصرُهُنَّ إلى بِلى

Come, pour me my cup and leave those who refuse,

And moisten bones whose abode tends toward decay.

فأَنّ نديمي غير شَكٍّ مُكرَّمٌ

لديَّ وعندي من هواه الذي ارتضى

For my boon companion, undoubtedly honored,

Is with me, one whose love he has chosen.

ولست له في فضلةِ الكأس قائلاً

لأصرعهُ سكراً تحسَّ وقد أبى

And I do not speak to him condescendingly

Of the cup’s excess that would make him drunk against his will.

ولكن أُحييه واكرمُ وجههُ

واشرب ما بقي واسقيه ما اشتهى

Rather I entertain him and honor his dignity,

Drinking what remains and pouring him what he desires.