يا أبا حفصٍ الذي

حلَّ في خيرٍ عُنْصُرِ

O Abu Hafs, who settled in prosperity,

For you in glory there is a gem,

لك في المجدِ جَوْهرٌ

جلَّ عن كلِّ جوهر

More eminent than any gem,

What do you see in al-Sanobar

ما ترى في الصَّنوْبَرِي

يا عَذابَ الصنوبري

O torment of al-Sanobar

In a youth between tipsy ones

في فتىً بَينَ مُسْكري

نِ غرامٍ وَمُسْكِر

Of passion and drunkenness

Between a jaundiced cheek

بين خدٍّ مُعَصْفَرٍ

وشرابٍ معصفر

And a saffron drink

And a clinging conversation

وحديثٍ مُمَسَّكِ

وغناءٍ مُعَنْبَر

And a mellifluous singing

Give him that which you see

أفْتِهِ بالذي تَرَى

فيه تُحْمَدْ وَتُؤْجَر

In it you are praised and rewarded