لَنا مُغَنٍّ حَسَنُ العِشرَهُ

وَخَمرَةٌ أَذكى مِنَ الجَمرَه

We have a singer, good company,

And wine more fragrant than embers.

وَلَستُ تُخلي لي يدي أَنتَ مِن

تُفّاحَةٍ كَلّا وَلا بَسرَه

Don't withhold your hand from me, neither

An apple nor raisins.

وَقَد وَقَدنا فَحَماً ما لَهُ

شَرارَةٌ في طَبعِها شِرَّه

We've kindled a fire devoid

Of glowing embers within it.

إِذا غَدا ساسَمُهُ بَقماً

قَرَّت بِهِ عَينُ أَخي القِرَّه

If its flames at dawn die down,

My glutton brother's eye waters for it.

فَاِقنَع بِما عِندَ أَخيكَ الَّذي

يَقنَعُ بِالفَضلَةِ وَالكِسرَه

Be content with what your brother has,

Who contents himself with crumbs and broken bread.

فُتُوَّةٌ مِنهُ عَقيلِيَّةٌ

يُجيزُها مَن كانَ ذا خِبرَه

A scrap from him would be princely,

Which the experienced would accept as bounty.

لِمَ لا نُوَفّي يَومَنا حَقَّه

وَنَشمُتُ الفَطنَةَ بِالغِرَّه

Why don't we give the day its due

And gain wisdom from drunkenness?

تاللَهِ لَن يَعبُرَ ظُهرٌ بِنا

حَتّى نُرى مِن سُكرِنا عِبرَه

By God! No camel's back will bear us

Until we see lessons in our drunkenness.