وَشَقائِقٍ كَخُدودِ رَب

وَشَقائِقٍ كَخُدودِ رَب

باتِ الخُدورِ تَلَهُّبا

باتِ الخُدورِ تَلَهُّبا

And anemones, like the cheeks of ladies

With poppies like the cheeks of its Lord

of secluded chambers, in their fiery glow.

The mornings blaze in ardor.

لاحَ الصَباحُ فَما اِنتِظا

لاحَ الصَباحُ فَما اِنتِظا

رُكَ بِالصَبوحِ عَلى الرُبى

رُكَ بِالصَبوحِ عَلى الرُبى

Dawn has appeared—why delay

Dawn broke, so cease delay;

your morning wine upon the hills,

Travel at dawn upon the meadows,

مَعَ شادِنٍ رَقَّت حَوا

مَعَ شادِنٍ رَقَّت حَوا

شي خُلقِهِ رَطبُ الصِبا

شي خُلقِهِ رَطبُ الصِبا

with a young gazelle, tender in the contours

With a companion whose nature is moist with youth,

of his character, fresh with youth?

Whose character is imbued with freshness.

فَاِشرَب عَلى دُرٍّ عَلى

فَاِشرَب عَلى دُرٍّ عَلى

فَيروزَجٍ قَد أَذهِبا

فَيروزَجٍ قَد أَذهِبا

So drink amid pearls upon

So drink from a goblet, from one

turquoise, both gilded.

Of turquoise that makes away with cares.

لا تُكرِهَنَّ عَلى اللَذا

لا تُكرِهَنَّ عَلى اللَذا

ذَةِ وَالخَلاعَةِ مَن أَبى

ذَةِ وَالخَلاعَةِ مَن أَبى

Never force pleasure

Do not force upon me sensual delights

and wantonness upon anyone who refuses.

And dissoluteness when I refuse.