ريقَتُهُ خَمْرٌ وأَنْفاسُهُ

ريقَتُهُ خَمْرٌ وأَنْفاسُهُ

مِسْكٌ وذاكَ الثَّغْرُ كافورُ

مِسْكٌ وذاكَ الثَّغْرُ كافورُ

His saliva is wine, and his breath

His saliva is wine, and his breaths

is musk, while that mouth is camphor.

Are musk, and that mouth is camphor.

أَخْرَجَهُ رُضْوانُ مِنْ دارِهِ

أَخْرَجَهُ رُضْوانُ مِنْ دارِهِ

مَخافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ الحورُ

مَخافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ الحورُ

Riḍwān cast him out of his abode,

Ridwan expelled him from his abode

fearing the houris would be bewitched.

For fear that the houris might be captivated.

يَلومُهُ النّاسُ على تِيهِهِ

يَلومُهُ النّاسُ على تِيهِهِ

والبَدْرُ إِنْ تاهَ فَمَعْذورُ

والبَدْرُ إِنْ تاهَ فَمَعْذورُ

People reproach him for his proud bearing—

People blame him for his pride,

but if the full moon is proud, it is excused.

Yet if the full moon is proud, it is excused.