يا صبابا طال عهدي بالهوى

أو ترضين بهذا يا صبايا

O morning breeze, long has been my love affair

O ardent passion, it has been so long since I knew love,

Or are you pleased with this, O maidens fair

Would you be satisfied with this, O young maidens?

إنّ في قلبي زوايا للمنى

هل يثور الحبّ من تلك الزّوايا

For in my heart are corners filled with longing

Indeed, within my heart there are hidden corners for desires;

Can love erupt from those dark corners there

Will love ever rise up from those corners?

أرجعي كأسي يا فاتنتي

إنّ في كأسي من الخمر بقايا

Return my cup, O beauty enticing

Return my cup to me, O my enchantress,

For in my cup some wine is still left bare

For within my cup traces of wine still remain.

رقدت روحي على أغنيّة

لخيالات الأماني و المنايا

My soul has slumbered to a gentle tune

My soul slumbered to the melody of a song

Of fantasies, desires and worldly cares

Of the phantoms of hopes and mortal fates,

فتلاشت مع صدى أنشودة

فرغت منها إلاهات الخطايا

So it faded with the echoes of a song

Then it faded away with the echo of a chant

Empty of sins, lamentations and prayers

That the goddesses of sin had concluded.

يا إلهات الهوى لا تغضبي

إنّني قدّمت روحي في الضحايا

O goddesses of love, do not be cross

O goddesses of passion, do not be angered,

For I have offered my soul up unawares

For I have offered my soul among the sacrifices.