قدمت ليلى لكاسٍ

قدمت ليلى لكاسٍ

أترعت بالماء ثغرا

أترعت بالماء ثغرا

Layla brought to a cup,

Laila offered me a cup

filled to the brim with water, her lips.

I wet my lips in water

فاستحال الماء خمراً

فاستحال الماء خمراً

وزجاج الكاس درّا

وزجاج الكاس درّا

So the water turned to wine,

So the water turned to wine

and the cup’s glass to pearls.

And the glass became a pearl

ذقت ما أحيا شبابي

ذقت ما أحيا شبابي

منه لكن مت سكرا

منه لكن مت سكرا

I tasted what revived my youth

I tasted what revived my youth

from it, but died of drunkenness.

But died of it, drunk