يا بِأَبي مَن جاءَني زائِراً

في شَهرِ ذي الحِجَّةَ مِن نِصفِهِ

O my father, he who visited me

May my father be the ransom for the one who came visiting,

In the middle of the pilgrimage month of Dhul Hijjah

In the middle of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah,

باتَ يُعاطيني عَلى خَدِّهِ

خَمراً بِعَينَيهِ وَمَن كَفِّهِ

Spent the night offering me wine

He passed the night offering me, by the glow of his cheek,

From his eyes and palm

Wine from his eyes and wine from his hand,

وَكُنتُ فيما بَينَ ذا رُبَّما

أَدنَيتُ خِلخالَيهِ مِن شَنفِهِ

And I was, from time to time

And in the midst of that, I would perhaps

Bringing my anklets closer to his wrists

Bring his anklets close to his earring.