والكأس فيه يديرها

والكأس فيه يديرها

سَعدٌ من الفَلَك المُدارِ

سَعدٌ من الفَلَك المُدارِ

And therein the cup is passed around

The cup in his hand is turned

by Saʿd from the revolving heavens.

By a Saad of good fortune from the revolving heavens

أو ما ترى نَورَ الرَّبي

أو ما ترى نَورَ الرَّبي

ع مُضاحكاً نارَ العُقَارِ

ع مُضاحكاً نارَ العُقَارِ

Or do you not see the blossoms of spring

Or do you not see the radiance of the Lord

smiling back at the fire of wine?

Laughing at the fires of the planets

نسج الربيعُ بكفِّه

نسج الربيعُ بكفِّه

حُلَلاً لأغصان العَرارِ

حُلَلاً لأغصان العَرارِ

Spring wove with its hand

Spring has woven with its palms

robes for the branches of ʿarār,

Garments for the boughs of the bare (trees)

بين ابيضاضٍ واحمرا

بين ابيضاضٍ واحمرا

رٍ واصفرارٍ واخضرارِ

رٍ واصفرارٍ واخضرارِ

in hues of white and red,

Among whiteness, redness,

and yellow and green,

And yellowness and greenness

كالدرِّ والياقوت وال

كالدرِّ والياقوت وال

مرجان في حَليِ العَذَاري

مرجان في حَليِ العَذَاري

like pearls and rubies and

Like pearls, ruby, and

coral in maidens’ ornaments.

Coral in the jewelry of maidens

وكأنَّما العِشق المُبَر

وكأنَّما العِشق المُبَر

رِحُ صابغٌ لونَ البَهَارِ

رِحُ صابغٌ لونَ البَهَارِ

And it is as though tormenting love

And it is as if passionate love

had dyed the bahār flowers their hue.

Is a dyer of the colors of spring

وكأنَّ آذَريُونَهُ

وكأنَّ آذَريُونَهُ

لمّا تَبَسَّطَ للنهارِ

لمّا تَبَسَّطَ للنهارِ

And it is as though its marigolds,

And it is as if their fires,

when they opened to daylight,

When it spread out to the day

وشقائق مثل الخدو

وشقائق مثل الخدو

دِ لُطِمنَ فاشتعلت بنارِ

دِ لُطِمنَ فاشتعلت بنارِ

and anemones were like cheeks

And anemones like cheeks

slapped, then blazing with fire.

Were kindled and ignited into flame

وترى الغصون ترفُّ بال

وترى الغصون ترفُّ بال

أنوارِ مُسبلة الإزَارِ

أنوارِ مُسبلة الإزَارِ

And you see the branches fluttering with

And you see the boughs fluttering

blossoms, letting their robes trail,

With lights, letting down their robes

كقدود غلمانٍ رشا

كقدود غلمانٍ رشا

قٍ فوقها غُرَرُ الجواري

قٍ فوقها غُرَرُ الجواري

like the figures of slender youths,

Like the forelocks of smooth-cheeked boys

with maidens’ radiant faces above them.

Above them the arrogance of maidens

وكأنها عند التَّعَط

وكأنها عند التَّعَط

طُفِ مُصغياتٌ للسَّرارِ

طُفِ مُصغياتٌ للسَّرارِ

And they seem, when bending,

And it is as if they, when wavering,

to listen closely to whispered secrets.

Are listening to secrets

ونسيم ريحٍ كالمُغا

ونسيم ريحٍ كالمُغا

زِلِ للغصون أو المُداري

زِلِ للغصون أو المُداري

And a breath of wind, like one courting

And a breeze is like the ogler

the branches, or gently coaxing them.

To the boughs or the wavering ones

وكأنهنَّ مع النَّسا

وكأنهنَّ مع النَّسا

ئم في عتابٍ واعتذارِ

ئم في عتابٍ واعتذارِ

And they seem, with the breezes,

And it is as if they, with the breezes

to exchange reproaches and apologies.

Are in coquetry and apology

فاشرب هنيئاً في سرو

فاشرب هنيئاً في سرو

رٍ بالصِّغار وبالكبارِ

رٍ بالصِّغار وبالكبارِ

So drink in pleasure and joy,

So drink pleasantly in secret

from cups both small and large.

Both with the little and the great

وبقيتَ ما بقيَ الزَّما

وبقيتَ ما بقيَ الزَّما

نُ أميرَ عزٍّ واقتدارِ

نُ أميرَ عزٍّ واقتدارِ

And may you remain, as long as time endures,

And you remained as long as time remained

a prince of glory and power.

The prince of might and authority