لَنا بِغَيرِ نَفاجَهَ

لَنا بِغَيرِ نَفاجَهَ

إِوَزَّةٌ وَدَجاجَه

إِوَزَّةٌ وَدَجاجَه

We have, without boasting,

We have, without sudden fright,

a goose and a hen,

A goose and chicken plump and white,

وَمُسمِعٌ فيهِ طَبعٌ

وَمُسمِعٌ فيهِ طَبعٌ

لا تَعتَريهِ فَجاجَه

لا تَعتَريهِ فَجاجَه

and a singer with a natural gift,

A docile lad whose nature quite

untouched by crudeness.

Abhors all rage and fight.

وَعِندَنا ماءُ كَرمٍ

وَعِندَنا ماءُ كَرمٍ

يَكادُ يُخفى الزُجاجَه

يَكادُ يُخفى الزُجاجَه

And we have water of the vine

And water from a generous vine

that almost conceals the glass.

Would almost hide it in its shine

إِذا اِقتَرَحنا عَلَيهِ

إِذا اِقتَرَحنا عَلَيهِ

غِنىً لَنا أَهزاجَه

غِنىً لَنا أَهزاجَه

Whenever we make a request of him,

Did we request this wealth of wine

he sings his songs for us.

To grant us its delight.

مُهَفهَفُ القَدِّ فيهِ

مُهَفهَفُ القَدِّ فيهِ

لَباقَةٌ وَنَضاجَه

لَباقَةٌ وَنَضاجَه

Slender of figure, he has

Mellowed to smoothness in its jar

grace and maturity.

No roughness now its draughts can mar

إِن أَنتَ قَبَّلتَ فاهُ

إِن أَنتَ قَبَّلتَ فاهُ

قَبَّلتَ عَذبَ المَجاجَه

قَبَّلتَ عَذبَ المَجاجَه

If you kiss his mouth,

And if thy lips are pressed to far

you kiss one whose saliva is sweet.

They'll meet a soft delight.

وَقَد سَأَلتُكَ فَاِحضُر

وَقَد سَأَلتُكَ فَاِحضُر

وَخَلِّ عَنكَ اللَجاجَه

وَخَلِّ عَنكَ اللَجاجَه

And I have asked you, so come,

I begged of thee, so set apart

and put your obstinacy aside.

All sullen pride, each stubborn heart,

فَحَقُّ ذا اليَومَ أَولى

فَحَقُّ ذا اليَومَ أَولى

مِن حَقِّ خَمسينَ حاجَه

مِن حَقِّ خَمسينَ حاجَه

For this day's claim takes precedence

For due this day before thy start

over the claims of fifty needs.

Of fifty pilgrim-rites.