اليَومُ يا ذا الفَخرِ وَالمَجدِ

اليَومُ يا ذا الفَخرِ وَالمَجدِ

يَومٌ طَريفُ القَبلِ وَالبَعدِ

يَومٌ طَريفُ القَبلِ وَالبَعدِ

Today, O possessor of pride and glory,

Today, O you of pride and glory

is a day unlike those before and after.

A day of charm, before and after

يَحلو مِنَ الساعاتِ مازَقَّهُ

يَحلو مِنَ الساعاتِ مازَقَّهُ

بَينَ النَدى وَالبَرقِ وَالرَعدِ

بَينَ النَدى وَالبَرقِ وَالرَعدِ

Sweet among the hours is [unclear wording],

Among the hours, the sweetest is when

amid dew, lightning, and thunder.

Dew, lightning, and thunder gather

وَثَمَّ لَونانِ طَبَخناهُما

وَثَمَّ لَونانِ طَبَخناهُما

ما لَهُما نِدٌّ وَسَوى النَدِّ

ما لَهُما نِدٌّ وَسَوى النَدِّ

And there are two dishes we have cooked;

We blended two colors

they have no equal save nadd incense.

None can match them but each other

وَفَضلَةٌ مِن قَنبَريسِ لَها

وَفَضلَةٌ مِن قَنبَريسِ لَها

فَضلٌ عَلى الشيرازِ وَالزُبدِ

فَضلٌ عَلى الشيرازِ وَالزُبدِ

And a remnant of qanbarīs has

A surplus of clove, superior

superiority over shīrāz and butter.

To Shiraz and creamy foam

وَمَجمَعٌ يَجمَعُ ما يُشتَهى

وَمَجمَعٌ يَجمَعُ ما يُشتَهى

مِن سَحَرٍ عَبَأتُهُ وَحدي

مِن سَحَرٍ عَبَأتُهُ وَحدي

And a platter holds whatever one desires;

A collection of desired things

I stocked it alone, beginning before dawn.

I filled it with my magic alone

زَيتونَهُ أَسوَدُ مِن قَطعَتي

زَيتونَهُ أَسوَدُ مِن قَطعَتي

وَجُبنَهُ أَبيَضَ مِن وُدّي

وَجُبنَهُ أَبيَضَ مِن وُدّي

Its olives are blacker than my estrangement,

Black olives from my two palms

and its cheese is whiter than my affection.

White cheese from my affection

وَقَد قَلَينا لَكَ سَنبوسَجا

وَقَد قَلَينا لَكَ سَنبوسَجا

نورِدُ مِنهُ مُضعَفَ الوَردِ

نورِدُ مِنهُ مُضعَفَ الوَردِ

And we have fried sambūsaj for you;

And we fried sambusak for you

we serve a doubled helping of it.

With double the roses inside

وَبضعدَ هَذا فَلَنا نَرجِسٌ

وَبضعدَ هَذا فَلَنا نَرجِسٌ

لَو كانَ دُرّاً كانَ في العِقدِ

لَو كانَ دُرّاً كانَ في العِقدِ

And after this, we have narcissus;

With this, for us is a narcissus

were it pearls, it would be in a necklace.

That were it a pearl, would be strung

وَقَهوَةٌ لَو أَنَّها عَنبَرٌ

وَقَهوَةٌ لَو أَنَّها عَنبَرٌ

لَكانَ مَنسوباً إِلى الهِندِ

لَكانَ مَنسوباً إِلى الهِندِ

And wine which, if it were ambergris,

Coffee, that if it were ambergris

would be attributed to India.

Would be attributed to India

وَمُسمِعٌ تَشرَبُ مِن حُسنِ ما

وَمُسمِعٌ تَشرَبُ مِن حُسنِ ما

تَسمَعُ مِنهُ بِصَفا سَعدِ

تَسمَعُ مِنهُ بِصَفا سَعدِ

And a singer—you drink, thanks to the beauty of what

And a listener who drinks from the beauty

you hear from him, in unclouded good fortune.

Of what he hears, with a happy ear

وَلَيسَ عِندي غَيرُ هَذا فَإِن

وَلَيسَ عِندي غَيرُ هَذا فَإِن

قَنِعتَ بالدونِ فَكُن عِندي

قَنِعتَ بالدونِ فَكُن عِندي

And I have nothing besides this; so if

I have nothing else, so if

you are content with little, then be my guest.

You accept less, stay with me