أدر خمرة الأسرار في الحان يا سعدُ

وغنّ لنا فالوقت طاب لك السعدُ

Turn the jar of secrets with melodies, O Saad

And sing for us, for time has been good for your happiness

وكرّر على سمعي أحاديثَ وصفِها

ففيها شفاء القلب يا سعد يا سعدُ

And repeat in my hearing the conversations describing him

For in it is the healing of the heart, O Saad, O Saad

وهيّم ودمدم يا ابن ودّي مزمزماً

بذكر إله العرش فهو لنا القصد

And be active, hum, O son of Waddi, humming

With the mention of the God of the throne, for He is our purpose

وخلّ عذول الحبِّ في تيه غيّه

عليه يدور السوءُ والبعدُ والطرد

And leave the foolishness of passion lost in its folly

Evil, distance and expulsion revolve around it

فنحن نرى فرط التهتّك مذهباً

ونرشف ورد القرب يا حبّذا الورد

For we see the excess of dissolution as a doctrine

And we sip the rose water of nearness, how good is this rose!

وتزهو إذا غنّى المغنّون باسمها

ولا نرعوي عنها ولو ضمَّنا اللحد

And it blooms when the singers sing her name

And we don't pasture away from it, even if we were shrouded

رعى الله أوقاتَ الصبابة إنّها

شفَت مهجتي والقلب ما مسّه ضدّ

May God protect the times of youth, they

Soothed my innermost being, and the heart untouched by harm

ليالي أنسٍ في معاهد زينبٍ

وليلى وسُعدى والغرام له وقد

Nights of intimacy in the dwellings of Zainab

And Layla and Su`da and passion has for it firewood

تروّق راحاً في ظلال خيامها

معتّقةً فالمطربون لها تشدو

Strolling at ease in the shade of its tents

Freed, and the singers sing for her

على سررٍ مرفوعةٍ ونمارقٍ

وريح الصَّبا بالنشر في حيّها تعدو

On raised couches and carpets

And the morning breeze strides briskly in its plains

وغاب رقيبي والمواهب جمّةً

ووافى حبيبي والجمال له يبدو

My watcher disappeared, and welcome were the gifts

And my beloved came, and beauty appeared to him

هنالك قد طبنا وطابت نفوسنا

وغبنا عن الأكوان لمّا دنا الوجد

There we were delighted, and our souls eased

And we were absent from the universe when ecstasy drew near

فقل لأناس عاذلين ترفّقوا

بنا إنّنا من دأبنا الصدق والودّ

Say to the blameworthy people, be gentle

With us - our way is sincerity and affection

دعُونا ومن نهوى وكونوا بغيّكم

فكلٌّ له رأيٌ وكلٌّ له رشد

Leave us and whom we love, and be content with your own hatred

For each has an opinion, and each has wisdom

وصلّ وسلّم سيّدي كلّ لحظةٍ

على المصطفى المختار ما سبّحَ الرعد

Send blessings and greetings, my master, every moment

Upon the Chosen One as long as thunder has pealed

وآلٍ وأصحابٍ بهمّةِ عزمِهم

لما شاده أهلُ الضلالة قد هدّوا

And his family and companions in their resolute determination

When the people of misguidance opposed him, they were guided

مدى الدهر ما صبٌّ لساقيه منشدٌ

أدر خمرةَ الأسرار في الحان يا سعد

As long as the cosmos remains, his cupbearer will have a singer

Turn the jar of secrets with melodies, O Saad