فلا أشربُ داريّاً

فلا أشربُ داريّاً

ولا أشربُ مطبوخا

ولا أشربُ مطبوخا

So I drink no Dārī wine,

I drink not date wine,

I do not drink of Darin's vintage,

nor do I drink cooked wine,

Nor cooked wine do I drink,

Nor do I drink of wine that's cooked,

ولكن أشربُ الميخَ

ولكن أشربُ الميخَ

الذي يُكنى بأبريخا

الذي يُكنى بأبريخا

but I drink Mīkh,

But the clear juice I drink

But rather I drink of the 'Mikh',

which goes by the name Abrīkhā,

Which is called Abreech,

That which is nicknamed the 'Abrikh',

على بيض دخاميزٍ

على بيض دخاميزٍ

ولا أكلٍ ملطوخا

ولا أكلٍ ملطوخا

with eggs of dakhāmīz,

On newly laid eggs

Served upon eggs of beetle broods,

and no smeared food,

And no sopped bread,

Not food that is tainted and smeared,

ولحم الجمل الراضع

ولحم الجمل الراضع

مسموطاً ومسلوخا

مسموطاً ومسلوخا

and the flesh of a suckling camel,

And camel's meat well done

And meat of the suckling camel calf,

scalded and skinned.

And roasted as it should,

Scalded of hair and flayed of hide,

وأقفو أثر الشيخين

وأقفو أثر الشيخين

هرديّ وملّيخا

هرديّ وملّيخا

And I follow the footsteps of the two elders,

And I follow the way of the two sheiks,

And I follow the tracks of the two old sheikhs,

Hardī and Mallīkhā.

Herdi and Mulleech.

Hardiy and his fellow Mallikh.