تَرَكتُ الخُمورَ لأَربابِها

تَرَكتُ الخُمورَ لأَربابِها

وَاقبلتُ أَشرَبُ ماءً قُراحا

وَاقبلتُ أَشرَبُ ماءً قُراحا

I left the wines to their devotees,

I left wines to their owners

I have left wine to its devotees,

And turned to drinking pure water.

And came to drink fresh water

And turned to drinking pure water.

وَقَد كُنتُ حيناً بِها مُغرَماً

وَقَد كُنتُ حيناً بِها مُغرَماً

كحبّ الغلامِ الفَتاةَ الرَداحا

كحبّ الغلامِ الفَتاةَ الرَداحا

And for a time I had been enamored of them,

I was once enamored with them

Though for a time I was infatuated with it,

Like a youth's love for a full-hipped maiden.

Like a boy's love for a flirtatious girl

Like a young boy's love for a voluptuous girl.

فَلَم يَبقَ في الصَدرِ مِن حبّها

فَلَم يَبقَ في الصَدرِ مِن حبّها

سِوى أَن إِذا ذُكِرت قُلتُ آحا

سِوى أَن إِذا ذُكِرت قُلتُ آحا

So nothing of my love for them remained in my breast,

Nothing of that love remains in my chest

So nothing remains in my chest of love for it,

Except that, when they were mentioned, I said, “Ah!”

Except sometimes I sigh when it is mentioned

Except that when it is mentioned, I sigh, "Ah!"

وَما كانَ تَركي لَها أَنَّني

وَما كانَ تَركي لَها أَنَّني

يَخافُ نَديمي عَليَّ اِفتِضاحا

يَخافُ نَديمي عَليَّ اِفتِضاحا

Nor was my giving them up because

It wasn't fear of scandal from my friend

And my abandoning it was not because

My drinking companion feared disgrace for me,

That made me leave it

My drinking companion feared disgrace for me,

وَلَكِنَّ قَولي لَهُ مَرحَباً

وَلَكِنَّ قَولي لَهُ مَرحَباً

وَأَهلاً مَع السَهلِ واِنعِم صَباحا

وَأَهلاً مَع السَهلِ واِنعِم صَباحا

But rather because I said to him, “Welcome,

Rather I say to it “Hello!”

But rather, my saying to him: "Welcome,

And welcome, with ease; have a pleasant morning!”

“Welcome!” along with ease and a good morning

You are among family, be at ease, and a good morning."