رُدّا عَلَيَّ الكَأسَ إِنَّكُما

رُدّا عَلَيَّ الكَأسَ إِنَّكُما

لا تَدرِيانِ الكَأسَ ما تُجدي

لا تَدرِيانِ الكَأسَ ما تُجدي

Give me back the cup, for you two

Return the cup to me, for the two of you

do not know what good the cup can do.

Know not what the cup avails.

خَوَّفتُماني اللَهَ رَبَّكُما

خَوَّفتُماني اللَهَ رَبَّكُما

وَكَخيفَتيهِ رَجائُهُ عِندي

وَكَخيفَتيهِ رَجائُهُ عِندي

You two have made me fear God, your Lord,

You have frightened me with God, your Lord,

yet my hope in Him equals my fear of Him.

Yet equal to my fear of Him is my hope.

لا تَعذُلا في الراحِ إِنَّكُما

لا تَعذُلا في الراحِ إِنَّكُما

في غَفلَةٍ عَن كُنهِ ما تُسدي

في غَفلَةٍ عَن كُنهِ ما تُسدي

Do not reproach me over wine; you two

Do not blame me for the wine, for you remain

are unaware of the true nature of what it bestows.

In heedlessness of the essence it confers.

لَو نِلتُما ما نِلتُ ما مُزِجَت

لَو نِلتُما ما نِلتُ ما مُزِجَت

إِلّا بِدَمعِكُما مِنَ الوَجدِ

إِلّا بِدَمعِكُما مِنَ الوَجدِ

Had you two experienced what I have, it would have been mixed

Had you attained what I have attained, it would not be mixed

only with your tears of passion.

Save with your own tears born of ecstasy.

هاتا بِمِثلِ الراحِ مَعرِفَةً

هاتا بِمِثلِ الراحِ مَعرِفَةً

بِلَطافَةِ التَأليفِ وَالوُدِّ

بِلَطافَةِ التَأليفِ وَالوُدِّ

Produce wine's equal in knowledge

Bring forth something like wine in its wisdom,

of the subtleties of fellowship and affection.

In the subtlety of its composition and love.

ما مِثلُ نُعماها إِذا اشتَمَلَت

ما مِثلُ نُعماها إِذا اشتَمَلَت

إِلّا اشتِمالُ فَمٍ عَلى خَدِّ

إِلّا اشتِمالُ فَمٍ عَلى خَدِّ

Nothing matches its bliss when it enfolds you,

There is no likeness to its bliss when it embraces,

save a mouth's embrace upon a cheek.

Save the embrace of a mouth upon a cheek.

إِن كُنتُما لا تَشرَبانِ مَعي

إِن كُنتُما لا تَشرَبانِ مَعي

خَوفَ العِقابِ شَرِبتُها وَحدي

خَوفَ العِقابِ شَرِبتُها وَحدي

If you two do not drink with me

If you two will not drink with me

for fear of punishment, I shall drink it alone.

For fear of punishment, I shall drink it alone.