1. زارني حبيبي طابَت أوقاتي

    وسمَح لي الحبيب

    My beloved visited me; my hours grew sweet.

    And the beloved was gracious to me.

  2. وعَفا عن جميع زلّاتي

    على غيظِ الرقيب

    And pardoned all my lapses,

    To the watcher's chagrin.

  3. زارني منبتي وزال الباس

    وسمح بالوصال

    My source visited me, and distress departed.

    And he bestowed union.

  4. وحضر حضرتي ودار الكاس

    وبلَغت الآمال

    He entered my presence, and the cup went round.

    And hopes were fulfilled.

  5. وشربنا وطابتِ الأنفاس

    من مدامٍ حلال

    And we drank, and breaths grew sweet,

    From lawful wine.

  6. املأ كاسي ففيه مسرّاتي

    نشرَب يا لبيب

    Fill my cup, for in it are my joys.

    Let us drink, O discerning one.

  7. وحبيبي أني ومشكاتي

    معي حاضر قريب

    And my beloved is my self and my lamp-niche,

    With me, present and near.

  8. أي مُدامُ أي نديم أي خمّار

    أي طرَب أي غنا

    What wine! What drinking companion! What wine-seller!

    What rapture! What singing!

  9. في رياض تبسّمَت الأزهار

    وأنارَت لنا

    In gardens where the flowers smiled,

    And shone for us.

  10. والطيور في منابرِ الأشجار

    تخطُب بينَنا

    And the birds, in the trees' pulpits,

    Preach among us.

  11. وزُجاجي ملا وطاستي

    دون عنَب زبيب

    And my glass is full, and my drinking bowl,

    Without grapes or raisins.

  12. يا ندامى إفهَموا إشاراتي

    أنا حالي عجيب

    O drinking companions, understand my allusions.

    I am in a wondrous state.

  13. راقَ لي الخمر لذّ لي المشروب

    في محلٍّ سعيد

    The wine pleased me; the drink was delicious to me,

    In a happy place.

  14. دعني نكر ونعشَقُ المحبوب

    كلّ يومٍ جديد

    Let me return again and love the beloved,

    Each new day.

  15. والسفيه الذي يقول لي توب

    ليسَ هو برَشيد

    And the fool who tells me, 'Repent!'

    Is not sensible.

  16. ونقول للمذول حين يأتي

    أنا حالي عجيب

    And I tell the reproacher, when he comes,

    'I am in a wondrous state.'

  17. علي فيما مضى وما يأتي

    ممرضي هون الطبيب

    For me, in what has passed and what is to come,

    The one who makes me ill is the physician.

  18. أنا في ذا الهوى إمام عصري

    ونُحبُّ المجون

    In this love, I am the leader of my age,

    And I love wantonness.

  19. وفي عشق المليح أفنيت عمري

    وفنّنتُ الفنون

    And in loving the beautiful one, I have spent my life,

    And have varied the arts.

  20. في دجى الليل زارَني بدري

    لم تراهُ العيون

    In the night's darkness, my full moon visited me.

    No eyes saw him.

  21. وأضا منزلي وساحتي

    كادَ عقلي يغيب

    And he lit my home and my courtyard.

    My mind nearly vanished.

  22. في سكوني ساكن وحَركتي

    حاضِرٌ لا يغيب

    He dwells in my stillness and my movement,

    Present, never absent.

  23. أنا في مذهَبي نَهب نفسي

    للذي همتُ فيه

    In my way, I give myself

    To the one in whom I am lost in love.

  24. إن حضَر حضرَتي حضر أني

    وأضا الوقتُ به

    If he comes into my presence, my self becomes present,

    And time shines through him.

  25. ونقول يا بدري ويا شمسي

    عندما نلتَقيه

    And I say, 'O my full moon, and O my sun!'

    When I meet him.

  26. زارَني حي طابت أوقاتي

    وسمَح لي الحبيب

    A living one visited me; my hours grew sweet.

    And the beloved was gracious to me.

  27. وعفا عن جميع زلّاتي

    على غيطِ الرقيب

    And pardoned all my lapses,

    To the watcher's chagrin.