1. صِلِ النُّدمانَ يومَ المهرجان

    بصافٍ من مُعَتَّقة الدِّنانِ

    Regale the drinking companions on the day of Mihrijan

    With clear wine aged in jars,

  2. بكأسٍ خُسروانيٍّ عتيقٍ

    فإن العيد عيدٌ خُسرواني

    With a cup of aged Khosrowian wine,

    For the feast is a Khosrowian feast.

  3. وجنِّبني الزّبَيبيِّينِ طُرّاً

    فشأنُ ذوي الزبيبِ خلاف شأني

    And keep me away from all the raisin-wine drinkers,

    For the way of the raisin folk is unlike my way.

  4. فأشرَبُها وأزعُمها حَراماً

    وأرجو عفو ربٍّ ذي امتنانِ

    For I drink it and deem it forbidden,

    And hope for pardon from a gracious Lord.

  5. ويشرَبُها ويزعُمُها حلالاً

    وتلك على الشَّقيِّ خطيئتانِ

    And he drinks it and deems it lawful,

    And that counts as two sins against the wretch.