قُمRise نَصطَبِحlet us drink at dawn قَهوَةًwine رَوائِحُهاits fragrances
قُم نَصطَبِح قَهوَةً رَوائِحُها
تُفضيbring إِلىto الروحِthe soul بِالمَسَرّاتِwith delights
تُفضي إِلى الروحِ بِالمَسَرّاتِ
Rise, let us drink wine at dawn, whose fragrances
Let us get up and have coffee, its fragrance
bring delights to the soul,
Leads the soul to pleasures
مَعwith فِتيَةٍyoung men فيin رُبىuplands خَلائِقِهِمtheir character traits
مَع فِتيَةٍ في رُبى خَلائِقِهِم
ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof زَهرَةِthe bloom الفُتُوّاتِchivalrous virtues
ما شِئتَ مِن زَهرَةِ الفُتُوّاتِ
with young men, in the uplands of whose character
With youths in the prime of their nature
lies all the bloom of chivalry you could wish for.
Whatever flower of maidens you desire
فَزُبدَةَfor the cream العَيشِof life لاnot يَفوزُwins بِهاit
فَزُبدَةَ العَيشِ لا يَفوزُ بِها
سِوىexcept الَّذيthe one who يَمخُضُchurns الخَلاعاتِlicentious revelries
سِوى الَّذي يَمخُضُ الخَلاعاتِ
For none wins the cream of life
For the cream of life is only won
except the one who churns licentious revelries.
By one who endures life's hardships
Sol 6.1