كَيفَ أَصبَحتَ لا عَدِمتَ صَباحاً

صالِحاً يا مُحَمَّدُ اِبنَ قُرَيشِ

How have you fared this morning? May you never lack a morning

Of goodness, O Muhammad, son of Quraysh.

أُنسَ نَفسي كَيفَ اِستَجَزتَ اِطِّراحي

فيمَ ذا بَل عَلامَ ذا أَم لِأَيشِ

O solace of my soul, how did you deem it right to cast me aside?

For what is this? Nay, regarding what? Or for what cause?

نَحنُ في حانِ تاجِرٍ عِندَنا اللَه

وُ بِحِلمٍ لَم نَمتَزِجهُ بِطَيشِ

We are in a merchant's tavern, and God is with us,

In a state of forbearance that we have not mixed with folly.

وَالشَرابُ الَّذي يُجاءُ بِهِ مِن

طيزَناباذَ مُنتَهى كُلِّ عَيشِ

And the wine that is brought forth is from

Tizanabadh—the ultimate summit of all life.

فَأتِنا الآنَ تَصطَبِح مَعَنا لا

مِتُّ حَتّى أَراكَ قائِدَ جَيشِ

So come to us now and share a morning cup with us—may I not

Die before I see you as the commander of an army.

أَصبَحَ البُخلُ مِنكَ يا أَحسَنَ الأُم

مَةِ يَحكي سَماحَةَ اِبنِ حُبَيشِ

Stinginess from you, O best of the entire

Nation, has come to resemble the bounty of Ibn Hubaysh.