يَا سَائِلِي عَنْ قهوةٍ

جُلِيَتْ بِأفْقِ الكَاسِ

O you who ask about coffee,

Whose horizon is gleaming in the cup,

فِيهَا كَبِيرُ الإثْمِ قُلْ

وَمَنَافِعٌ للنَّاسِ

Say in it is great sin

And benefits for mankind