1. مولاي روض الحظِّ ما يبسا

    وحمى الصفا والجود ما درسا

    My lord, fortune's garden has not withered,

    nor has the sanctuary of purity and generosity faded away.

  2. والراح ما زالت مشعشعة

    تجلو لنا من نورها قبسا

    And the wine remains radiant,

    revealing to us a gleam of its light.

  3. فاسرع لنحسوها معتَّقةً

    ديريةً لا تعرف الدنسا

    So hurry, that we may sip it, well aged,

    from a monastery, knowing no impurity.

  4. لو ذقت يا مولاي ريقتها

    لحسبتها من طيبها لعسا

    If you tasted its saliva, my lord,

    you would take it, for its sweetness, for the savor of dusky lips.

  5. إن الوزير رأى يوظفني

    ويفيدني مع ذلك النفسا

    Indeed, the minister has decided to employ me

    and, with that, to grant me breathing room.

  6. فاليوم تأتي ماشياً وغداً

    إن كان يصدق تركب الفرسا

    So today you come on foot, but tomorrow,

    if he is telling the truth, you will ride a horse.