سَكَرتُ وَمَن هَذا الَّذي مِنهُ يَسلَمُ

سَكَرتُ وَمَن هَذا الَّذي مِنهُ يَسلَمُ

وَبُحتُ لِمَن أَهوى بِما كُنتُ أَكتُمُ

وَبُحتُ لِمَن أَهوى بِما كُنتُ أَكتُمُ

I became drunk—and who is there who escapes it?

Intoxicated am I, and who is he from whom I am safe?

I became intoxicated—and who is the one that remains safe from this?

And I revealed to the one I love what I had been concealing.

I have confessed to the one I love what I used to conceal.

And I revealed to the one I love the secret I used to hide.

فَأَصبَحتُ كَالحَيرانِ عِندَ إِقامَتي

فَأَصبَحتُ كَالحَيرانِ عِندَ إِقامَتي

أُسَرُّ بِما قَد كانَ مِنّي أَمَ اندَمُ

أُسَرُّ بِما قَد كانَ مِنّي أَمَ اندَمُ

So during my stay I became like one bewildered:

So I have become like one perplexed when I stay,

So I have become like the bewildered one where I stand,

Am I pleased with what I did, or do I regret it?

Delighted with what was from me - or do I regret?

Should I be gladdened by what I did, or should I feel regret?

فَيا لَيتَني أَدري إِذا ما لَقيتُهُ

فَيا لَيتَني أَدري إِذا ما لَقيتُهُ

أَسَعداً أُلاقي أَم سَعيداً فَأَعلَمُ

أَسَعداً أُلاقي أَم سَعيداً فَأَعلَمُ

Oh, if only I knew, when I meet him,

Oh, if only I knew, when I meet him,

Oh, would that I knew, when I meet him again,

whether I meet Saʿd or Saʿīd—then I would know.

Will I meet a happy man or one made happy, and so I know!

Will I find good fortune or felicity, so that I might know?