كَتَبتُ أَستَعجِلُ النَدامى

كَتَبتُ أَستَعجِلُ النَدامى

وَالنارُ تَستَعجِلُ القُدورا

وَالنارُ تَستَعجِلُ القُدورا

I wrote, urging the boon companions to hurry,

I wrote, urging the drinking companions to hurry,

while the fire hastens the cooking pots.

While the fire hurries the cooking pots.

وَقَد أَتاني الغُلامُ يَسعى

وَقَد أَتاني الغُلامُ يَسعى

بِأَرغُفٍ تُشبِهُ البُدورا

بِأَرغُفٍ تُشبِهُ البُدورا

The servant boy has come to me at a run,

And the boy has come to me, running,

with loaves resembling full moons.

With loaves resembling full moons.

وَعِندَنا قَهوَةٌ شَمولٌ

وَعِندَنا قَهوَةٌ شَمولٌ

لَو قُطِّعَت صُيِّرَت شُذورا

لَو قُطِّعَت صُيِّرَت شُذورا

And we have a heady wine—

And we have heady wine,

were it cut, it would turn into shards.

Which, if cut up, would become fragments of gold.

تَكونُ قَبلَ المِزاجِ ناراً

تَكونُ قَبلَ المِزاجِ ناراً

فَاِنقَلَبَت بِالمَزاجِ نورا

فَاِنقَلَبَت بِالمَزاجِ نورا

Before dilution, it is fire;

Before being mixed, it is fire;

once diluted, it turns into light.

Then, through mixing, it turns to light.

فَإِنهَض إِلى سُرعَةٍ إِلَينا

فَإِنهَض إِلى سُرعَةٍ إِلَينا

نَنثُر عَلى نَفسِكَ السُرورا

نَنثُر عَلى نَفسِكَ السُرورا

So rise and hasten to us,

So rise and hurry to us;

that we may shower your soul with joy.

We shall scatter joy upon your soul.