لا أَشْرَبُ الرَّاحَ إِلاَّ

ما بَيْنَ شادٍ وشادِنْ

I do not drink wine

Except what's between a grape vine and vines

وإِن فَنِيتُ فعندي

إِلى مَعَادٍ معادِنُ

And if I pass away I have

Places to return to, to their origins

قُمْ يا نديمِي فأَنْصِتْ

والليلُ داجٍ لِداجنْ

Rise up my boon companion and listen

While the night is pitch black in the darkness

غَنَّى وناحَ فَنَزَّعْ

تُ ثوبَ خاشٍ مُخَاشِنْ

He sang and complained, so he pulled off

The dress of a singer, singers

طاوِعْ على القَصْفِ والعَزْ

ف كُلَّ حاسٍ وحاسِنْ

Yield to the drinking and pleasure

In every sense and senses

وانهَضْ بطيشِكَ عن سِمْ

تِ ذي وَقَارٍ وقارِنْ

And get up from your sitting place

From the seats of dignity and dignitaries

هاتِ الكُمَيْتَ وأَهلاً

منها بصَافٍ وصافِنْ

Bring the wine cup and welcome

With pure and purified

أَثُورُ من ذِي ومن ذا

بكُلِّ غابٍ بغابِنْ

More generous than he who is generous

In every land with its lands

وإَن رَمَتْني الليالي

يوماً بدَاهٍ أُدَاهِنْ

And if nights trick me

One day with someone I trick