حُيِّيتَ مِن قَسَمٍ وَأَفدي المُقسِما

أَمسى الأَنامُ لَهُ مُجِلّاً مُعظِما

You were greeted with an oath, and I ransom the swearer

Blessed be the oath, and I ransom the one who swore it,

The people have become reverent and honoring of him

To whom all mankind has turned in reverence and awe.

وَإِذا طَلَبتُ رِضا الأَميرِ بِشُربِها

وَأَخَذتُها فَلَقَد تَرَكتُ الأَحرَما

And if I sought the ruler’s favor by drinking it

For if I seek the Prince's favor by quaffing the wine,

And took it, I would have surely abandoned the sacred

And seize the cup, I have truly forsaken the forbidden.