أَدِرهاpass it around ففَقدُfor the absence of اللَّومِreproach إحدىone of الغنائِمthe spoils
أَدِرها ففَقدُ اللَّومِ إحدى الغنائِم
ولاand do not تَخشَfear إثماًsin لستَyou are not فيهاin it بآثمِa sinner
ولا تَخشَ إثماً لستَ فيها بآثمِ
Pass it around, for freedom from reproach is one of the spoils.
Indulge her, for the absence of blame is one of the spoils,
And fear no sin; you are no sinner in drinking it.
And fear no sin, for you are not to blame in this.
فلاfor no عيشَlife إلاّexcept فيin اعتصامٍholding fast بقَهوةٍto wine
فلا عيشَ إلاّ في اعتصامٍ بقَهوةٍ
يروحُgoes away الفَتىthe young man منهاfrom it خَضِيبَwith stained المعَاصمِwrists
يروحُ الفَتى منها خَضِيبَ المعَاصمِ
For there is no life but in holding fast to wine,
There is no life except in clinging to a cup of wine,
From which the young man comes away with stained wrists.
From which the youth emerges with stained elbows.
ولاand no ظِلَّshade إلاexcept ظِلُّthe shade of كَرْمٍgrapevines مُعرَّشٍtrellised
ولا ظِلَّ إلا ظِلُّ كَرْمٍ مُعرَّشٍ
تُغَنِّيكَsing to you فيin قُطرَيهِits two sides وُرقُgray الحمائمِdoves
تُغَنِّيكَ في قُطرَيهِ وُرقُ الحمائمِ
And no shade but the shade of trellised vines,
There is no shade except the shade of a lofty vine,
Where gray doves sing to you on either side.
Whose grapes will sing to you in its clusters and leaves of doves.
سماءُa sky of غصونٍbranches تَحجُبُhides الشمسَthe sun أنto تُرىbe seen
سماءُ غصونٍ تَحجُبُ الشمسَ أن تُرى
علىupon الأرضِthe earth إلاّexcept مثلَlike نثرِa scattering of الدَّراهمِdirhams
على الأرضِ إلاّ مثلَ نثرِ الدَّراهمِ
A sky of branches hides the sun from sight
A sky of branches that prevents the sun from being seen
Upon the earth, except like a scattering of dirhams.
On the ground except like the scattering of coins.