هَتَفَ الصُّبْحُ بِالدُّجى فاسْقِنيها

هَتَفَ الصُّبْحُ بِالدُّجى فاسْقِنيها

قَهْوَةً تَتْرُكُ الحَليمَ سَفيها

قَهْوَةً تَتْرُكُ الحَليمَ سَفيها

Dawn has cried out to the darkness, so pour it for me—

Dawn called out to the darkness, so pour it for me:

a wine that leaves the sober-minded a fool.

Wine that leaves the prudent man foolish.

لَسْتَ تَدْري لِرِقَّةٍ وصَفاءٍ

لَسْتَ تَدْري لِرِقَّةٍ وصَفاءٍ

هي في كَأْسِها أَمْ الكَأْسُ فيها

هي في كَأْسِها أَمْ الكَأْسُ فيها

You cannot tell, for its delicacy and clarity,

Because of its delicacy and clarity, you cannot tell

whether it is in its cup, or the cup in it.

Whether it is in its cup or the cup is in it.