أَخي راحُنا ما بَينَ دُرِّ حَبابِها

أَخي راحُنا ما بَينَ دُرِّ حَبابِها

وَبَينَ ثَنايا مَن يَطوفُ بِها فَرقُ

وَبَينَ ثَنايا مَن يَطوفُ بِها فَرقُ

My brother, our wine—between the pearls of its bubbles

My brother, we roamed between the pearls of its affection,

And the front teeth of the one who passes it round, there is no difference.

And between the folds of the one who wanders around it, we were separated.

فَسِر نَحوَنا ما دامَ بازَهرُ جَوِّنا

فَسِر نَحوَنا ما دامَ بازَهرُ جَوِّنا

يُفَضِّضُهُ غَيمٌ وَيُذهِبُهُ بَرقُ

يُفَضِّضُهُ غَيمٌ وَيُذهِبُهُ بَرقُ

So come toward us while the bezoar of our sky

So travel towards us as long as the blossoms of our souls

Is silvered by clouds and gilded by lightning.

Are opened by a cloud and taken away by lightning.

فَقَد أَبرَكَ الغَربُ الدُجى في مُناخِهِ

فَقَد أَبرَكَ الغَربُ الدُجى في مُناخِهِ

وَخَلّى زِمامَ الصُبحِ مِن يَدِهِ الشَرقُ

وَخَلّى زِمامَ الصُبحِ مِن يَدِهِ الشَرقُ

For the west has made darkness kneel in its encampment,

The West has blessed the darkness in its climate,

And the east has released dawn's rein from its hand.

And the East has released the reins of dawn from its hand.

وَلا تَأَتِنا إِلّا عَلى ظَهرِ عَزمَةٍ

وَلا تَأَتِنا إِلّا عَلى ظَهرِ عَزمَةٍ

إِذا رَكَضَت في اللَهوِ كانَ لَها السَبقُ

إِذا رَكَضَت في اللَهوِ كانَ لَها السَبقُ

And come to us only astride a firm resolve

And do not come to us except with a resolute determination,

That, when it gallops in pleasure, takes the lead.

When it galloped in amusement, it had the lead.

فَأَحسَنُ ما كانَ الزَمانَ إِذا غَدا

فَأَحسَنُ ما كانَ الزَمانَ إِذا غَدا

وَأَيّامُهُ غُرٌّ وَساعاتُهُ بُلقُ

وَأَيّامُهُ غُرٌّ وَساعاتُهُ بُلقُ

For time is at its fairest when it dawns

The best time was when tomorrow began its journey

With white-blazed days and piebald hours.

And its days are nectar and its hours aredrops of rain.