1. اِسقِني سَبعاً تِباعا

    وَأَدِرهُنَّ سِراعا

    Give me seven cups in succession,

    And pass them round swiftly.

  2. قَهوَةٌ يَحسَبُها النا

    ظِرُ إِن صُبَّت شُعاعا

    Wine that the onlooker takes,

    When poured, for a ray of light.

  3. يا خَليلَيَّ اِشرَباها

    وَاِحسِرا فيها القِناعا

    O my two friends, drink it,

    And cast off the veil as you drink.

  4. بَكَّرَ اللائِمُ يَنها

    ني فَأَغرى ما اِستَطاعا

    The reproacher came early to forbid

    Me, but spurred me on as much as he could.