وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَطِيَّةٍ

فَسَمِعْتُ إِسْحاقَ بن إِبْراهِيمِ

I have heard Muhammad ibn 'Atiyya

Then I heard Ishaaq ibn Ibrahim

حَتَّى كَأَنِّي في الْجَلالَةِ جَعْفَرٌ

وَكَأَنَّ هارُونَ الرَّشيدَ نَديمي

As though I were Ja'far in glory

And Harun al-Rashid were my boon companion

وَكأَنَّنا فرَحاً وَلَذَّةَ أَنْفُسٍ

نُسْقى بِعِلِّيِّيْنَ مِنْ تَسْنيمِ

As though in delight and joy of spirit

We were given to drink at Tasnim