1. اِسقِني يا اِبنَ أَدهَما

    وَاِتَّخِذني لَكَ اِبنَما

    Give me a drink, O son of Adham,

    and take me as your son.

  2. اِسقِنيها سُلافَةً

    سَبَقَت خَلقَ آدَما

    Pour it for me, that choice wine

    that preceded Adam's creation.

  3. فَهيَ كانَت وَلَم يَكُن

    ما خَلا الأَرضَ وَالسَما

    For it existed, and nothing else did,

    except the earth and sky.

  4. رَأَتِ الدَهرَ ناشِئاً

    وَكَبيراً مُهَرَّما

    It saw Time in his youth,

    and grown old, decrepit with age.

  5. فَهيَ روحٌ مُخَلَّصٌ

    فارَقَ اللَحمَ وَالدَما

    For it is a purified spirit

    that has parted from flesh and blood.

  6. اِسقِنيها وَغَنِّ صَو

    تاً لَكَ الخَيرُ أَعجَما

    Pour it for me, and sing a

    foreign song—may good be yours—

  7. لَيسَ في نَعتِ دِمنَةٍ

    لا وَلا زَجرِ أَشأَما

    not about describing a deserted camp's remains,

    no, nor divining from an ill-omened bird.