أَيُّهَاO القَلبُheart تَعَلَّلtake solace بِدَدَنin merriment
أَيُّهَا القَلبُ تَعَلَّل بِدَدَن
إنَّindeed هَمَّيmy concern فيin سَمَاعٍmusic وأَذَنand listening
إنَّ هَمَّي في سَمَاعٍ وأَذَن
O heart, find solace in merriment;
O heart, take solace in merriment;
all I care for is music and attentive listening,
Indeed, my concern is music and listening,
وشَرابٍand wine خُسرُوانيٍّKhosrowian (royal Persian) إذاwhen
وشَرابٍ خُسرُوانيٍّ إذا
ذاقَهُtastes it الشَّيخُthe old man تَغَنَّىsings وارجَحَنand sways
ذاقَهُ الشَّيخُ تَغَنَّى وارجَحَن
and Khosrowian wine—when
And Khosrowian wine—when
an old man tastes it, he sings and sways.
The old man tastes it, he sings and sways.