رُبَّما اِستَضحَكَ الحَبابَ حَبيبٌ

رُبَّما اِستَضحَكَ الحَبابَ حَبيبٌ

نَفَضَت ثَوبَها عَلَيهِ المُدامُ

نَفَضَت ثَوبَها عَلَيهِ المُدامُ

Sometimes a beloved made the bubbles laugh;

Perhaps a lover laughed at the delights of love,

the wine shook out its robe over him.

As she shook off her garment upon him, the wine poured down.

كُلَّما مَرَّ قاصِراً مِن خُطاهُ

كُلَّما مَرَّ قاصِراً مِن خُطاهُ

يَتهادى كَما يَمُرُّ الغَمامُ

يَتهادى كَما يَمُرُّ الغَمامُ

Whenever he passed, shortening his steps,

Whenever he passed by with shortened steps,

gliding gracefully as the clouds drift by,

He swayed as the clouds drift along.

سَلَّمَ الغُصنُ وَالكَثيبُ عَلَينا

سَلَّمَ الغُصنُ وَالكَثيبُ عَلَينا

فَعَلى الغُصنِ وَالكَثيبِ السَلامُ

فَعَلى الغُصنِ وَالكَثيبِ السَلامُ

the branch and the dune greeted us—

The branch and the hill bid us farewell,

so peace be upon the branch and the dune.

So peace be upon the branch and the hill!