إِذا كانَ يَومي لَيسَ يَوماً لِقَهوَةٍ

إِذا كانَ يَومي لَيسَ يَوماً لِقَهوَةٍ

وَلا يَومَ فِتيانٍ فَما هُوَ مِن عُمري

وَلا يَومَ فِتيانٍ فَما هُوَ مِن عُمري

If my day is not a day for wine,

If my day is not a day for coffee

Nor a day with young men, then it is no part of my life.

Nor a day for young men, then it is not of my life

وَإِن كانَ مَعموراً بِعودٍ وَقَهوَةٍ

وَإِن كانَ مَعموراً بِعودٍ وَقَهوَةٍ

فَذَلِكَ مَسروري لَعَمري مِنَ الدَهرِ

فَذَلِكَ مَسروري لَعَمري مِنَ الدَهرِ

And if it is filled with lute and wine,

And if it is filled with lute and coffee

Then that, by my life, is the time that brings me joy.

Then that is my happiness in life from fate