لِيهِنك يا مِلءَ عينِ الزّمان

دوامُ السّرورِ ونيلُ الأماني

Rejoice, O the apple of the age's eye,

With enduring joy and attained wishes,

وأنّك أنت الإِمامُ الّذي

أَبان له الفضلَ نصُّ القُران

And you are the Imam who

The excellence was evident to him in half of the Quran

فيا مُلبِسي النِعَمَ السابِغات

وموجِبَ حقّي ومُعْلي مكاني

So O you who cloaks me in abundant bounties,

And deserve my rights and raise my status,

ملكتَ ثنائي ببذلِ الجميل

ووصلِ الأيادي وقربِ التّداني

You have owned my praise by good acts

And joining hands and proximity of friendliness,

فأصبحتُ عنك حَسِيَر الجفون

إذا رمتُ شكراً كَلِيلَ اللِّسانِ

Thus I have become with you a captive of the eyelids,

Whenever I try to give thanks, my tongue fails,

فرُحْ عالماً أنّني شاكرٌ

سليمُ السَّريرِة صافي الجَنانِ

So be happy knowing that I am grateful,

Pure of heart and clear of sins,

ذكرتُكَ ما بين كرِّ الكؤوس

وقد أقبَلَ الّلهوُ مُرْخَى العِنانِ

I mentioned you between the pouring of goblets,

As playfulness comes unhindered,

وقد جاوَبَ الزِّيرُ في جَذْبِه

مع البَمِّ ترجيعَ صوتِ المثَاني

And the tambourine responded in its pulling,

With the flute the reverberating tones,

وجاوَبَ قُمْرِيّةً فاختٌ

وعالتهُما نَغَماتُ القِيانِ

And a Qumeri lute player responded to a skilled musical performer,

As their tunes rose high,

ونحن نقسِّم وَسْطَ الكؤوس

نُضاراً له حَبَبٌ كالجمُانِ

While we distribute amidst the goblets,

Juices as sweet as flowers,

ولمّا تبدّت مَراجِيحُنا

تحرِّكها بالغَوالي الغَواني

And when our swings became visible,

Stirred by youthful coquetries,

ونحن من الماءِ في وابلٍ

مَشُوبٍ بخمرٍ ومِسكٍ وبانِ

While we are in a downpour of water,

Mixed with wine and musk and incense,

فمِن مُعْمِل رَش زَرّافةٍ

ومن قاذِفٍ بسُلاف القِنانِ

From a sprinkler of a water-carrier

And one who hurls slender pitcher necks,

وقد مَدَّ في النِّيلِ بدرُ الدُّجَى

صفيحةَ سَيْفٍ صَقِيلٍ يَمانِ

And the full moon spread in the Nile

A polished Yemeni sword blade,

فلا زلتَ تَبقَى لِقَهرِ العِدا

وتمَلِك ما بقَي الفَرْقَدانِ

So you remain still conquering enemies,

And you possess what remains of glory,

فأنت الّذي بك نلنا المنى

على كلّ حالٍ وفي كلّ شانِ

For you are the one through whom we attained wishes

In every state and in every affair.