لو أنَّ عذري يا لاح لاحْ

لو أنَّ عذري يا لاح لاحْ

مَا كنتُ عن سكريَ يا صاحِ صاحْ

مَا كنتُ عن سكريَ يا صاحِ صاحْ

Had my excuse become clear, O reproacher,

If my excuse, O companion, were accepted

I would not have been sober from my drunkenness, O friend.

I would not refrain from my intoxication, O reveler

وما شفائي وسقامي سوى

وما شفائي وسقامي سوى

لواحظ الغيدِ المراض الصحاحْ

لواحظ الغيدِ المراض الصحاحْ

And my cure and my sickness are nothing but

And my remedy and my illness are but

The glances of graceful maidens—languid yet sound.

The glances of the slender one, whether sick or healthy