وأمطَرَ الكأسُ ماءً من أبارِقها

وأمطَرَ الكأسُ ماءً من أبارِقها

فأنبَتَ الدُرَّ في أرضٍ من الذهبِ

فأنبَتَ الدُرَّ في أرضٍ من الذهبِ

And the cup rained down water from its ewers,

And the cup rained down water from its ewers,

The cup rained water from its lightning

Making pearls spring forth in a land of gold.

and made pearls sprout in soil of gold.

Thus growing pearls in land of gold

وَسبّحَ القومُ لمّا إن رأوا عَجَباً

وَسبّحَ القومُ لمّا إن رأوا عَجَباً

نوراً من الماء في نارٍ من العِنبِ

نوراً من الماء في نارٍ من العِنبِ

The company cried “Glory be!” when they beheld a marvel:

And the company glorified God when they saw a marvel:

And the people glorified when they saw wonder

Light born of water, within fire born of grapes—

a light from water in a fire of grapes.

A light from the water in a fire of grapes

سلافة وَرِثَتها عادُ عن إرَمٍ

سلافة وَرِثَتها عادُ عن إرَمٍ

كانت ذخيرةَ كسرى عن أبٍ فأبِ

كانت ذخيرةَ كسرى عن أبٍ فأبِ

A choice wine inherited by ʿĀd from Iram,

Choice wine, which ʿĀd inherited from Iram,

Generosity inherited from Aad over Iram

Once Khosrow’s treasure, passed from father to father.

was Kisra’s treasure, passed down from father to father.

Once treasure of Kisra from father over father