حَسِبْتُ المُدَامَ وَزَهْرَ الكَمَامْ

حَسِبْتُ المُدَامَ وَزَهْرَ الكَمَامْ

وَسَجْعَ الحَمام وَوَقْعَ الْمَطَرْ

وَسَجْعَ الحَمام وَوَقْعَ الْمَطَرْ

I took the wine and the blossoms in their calyxes,

I deemed wine and the blooms of vines

And the cooing of doves and the patter of rain,

And doves' moaning and rain's patter

شَهِيَّ الضَّرِيبِ وَثَغْرَ الحَبيبِ

شَهِيَّ الضَّرِيبِ وَثَغْرَ الحَبيبِ

وَلَحْنَ الحُلِيّ وَصَوْتَ الْوَتَرْ

وَلَحْنَ الحُلِيّ وَصَوْتَ الْوَتَرْ

For delicious honey and the beloved's mouth,

Craze of duty and darling's lips

And the chiming of jewelry and the sound of the string.

Tunes of lutes and voice of strings