نادَمني مَن وَجهُهُ رَوضَةٌ

نادَمني مَن وَجهُهُ رَوضَةٌ

مُزهِرةٌ يمرحُ فيها النظَر

مُزهِرةٌ يمرحُ فيها النظَر

My drinking companion was one whose face is a garden

The one whose face is a blooming garden

in bloom, where the gaze frolics.

In which the gaze plays joyfully

فانظُر معي تَنظُر إلى مُعجزٍ

فانظُر معي تَنظُر إلى مُعجزٍ

سيفُ عَليٍّ بين جَفنَي عُمَر

سيفُ عَليٍّ بين جَفنَي عُمَر

So look with me, and you will behold a marvel:

Look with me, you will behold a miracle—

Ali's sword between Umar's two eyelids.

The sword of Ali between the eyelids of Omar