وَإِنَّ نَديمي غَيرَ شَكٍّ مُكَرَّمٌ

وَإِنَّ نَديمي غَيرَ شَكٍّ مُكَرَّمٌ

لَدى وَعِندي مِن هَواهُ ما اِرتَضى

لَدى وَعِندي مِن هَواهُ ما اِرتَضى

And my drinking companion is honored, without doubt,

My boon companion, without doubt, is honored

In my presence; with me he has whatever suits his wishes.

In my presence, whatever he desires he has obtained

وَلَستُ لَهُ في فَضلَةِ الكَأسِ قائِلاً

وَلَستُ لَهُ في فَضلَةِ الكَأسِ قائِلاً

لَأَصرَعَهُ سُكراً تَحَسَّ وَقَد أَبى

لَأَصرَعَهُ سُكراً تَحَسَّ وَقَد أَبى

Nor do I tell him, over the wine left in the cup,

And I do not say to him, in offering the cup excessively

'Sip!'—to lay him low with drunkenness—though he has already refused.

I will make him drunk to the point of stupor, though he refused

وَلَكِن أُحَيّيهِ وَأُكرِمُ وَجهَهُ

وَلَكِن أُحَيّيهِ وَأُكرِمُ وَجهَهُ

وَأَصرِفُها عَنهُ وَأَسقيهِ ما اِشتَهى

وَأَصرِفُها عَنهُ وَأَسقيهِ ما اِشتَهى

But I greet him and honor his countenance,

Rather I greet him warmly and honor his dignity

And turn it away from him, and give him whatever drink he desires.

And divert the cup from him and give him what he craved

وَلَيسَ إِذا ما نامَ عِندِ بِموقَظٍ

وَلَيسَ إِذا ما نامَ عِندِ بِموقَظٍ

وَلا سامِعٍ يَقظانَ شَيئاً مِنَ الأَذى

وَلا سامِعٍ يَقظانَ شَيئاً مِنَ الأَذى

And when he sleeps beside me, he is not awakened,

And when he sleeps he is not awakened

Nor, when awake, does he hear anything hurtful.

Nor does he hear anything harmful