1. لنا مُغَنٍّ حسنُ الغِناءِ

    وقهوةٌ ضاحكةُ الإناءِ

    We have a singer, sweet of song,

    And wine whose vessel laughs,

  2. وغرفةٌ فسيحةُ الفِناءِ

    طائرةُ القِمَّةِ في العَلْيَاءِ

    And a chamber with a spacious courtyard,

    Its summit soaring into the heights,

  3. قريبةٌ من كِلَلِ العَماءِ

    كهودَجٍ مُمَسَّكِ الرِّداءِ

    Close to the canopies of cloud,

    Like a howdah with a musk-scented cloak.

  4. يُوطِنُ في قُبَّتِها العَلياءِ

    زَوْرٌ خفيفُ الروحِ والأعضاءِ

    Within its lofty dome dwells

    A visitor, light of spirit and limb,

  5. مُحَلِّقٌ في كَبِدِ السَّماءِ

    وتارةً يَلصَقُ بالغَبراءِ

    Soaring in the heart of heaven,

    And sometimes clinging to the dusty earth,

  6. في يَلْمَقٍ مُشهَّرِ الأَثناءِ

    كأنما طُوِّقَ بالدِّماءِ

    In a robe with brightly patterned folds,

    As though collared with blood.

  7. يُطْربُ أو يَخلُبُ قلبَ الرائي

    بين غناءٍ منه أو بناءِ

    It delights or enchants the beholder's heart,

    Through either its singing or its building.

  8. وتحتَها ديباجَةُ الفَضاءِ

    قد رُصِّعَتْ باللؤلؤ الأنداءِ

    And beneath it, the open ground's brocade

    Has been studded with the pearls of dew,

  9. مفروجةٌ عن قَلِقِ الأَحشاءِ

    أبيضَ ذي حاشيةٍ خضراءِ

    Parted to reveal a stream with restless depths,

    White, with a border of green,

  10. معرَّجٍ كالأَيْمِ في التواءِ

    وقد توافتْ عُصْبَةُ الوفاءِ

    Winding like a serpent in its coils.

    And a band of loyal friends has gathered,

  11. كأنها مِنطَقةُ الجوزاءِ

    فطاعنٌ منهم حشاً جَوفاءِ

    Like the belt of Orion.

    And one of them thrusts into a hollow belly,

  12. مُختَصِبُ الكَفِّ من الصَّهباءِ

    ومُجلِبٌ مُشَمِّرُ القِباءِ

    His hand stained with tawny wine;

    And another, clamorous, with his coat tucked up,

  13. يرفعُ دهماءَ على شَقراءِ

    تلعبُ في حُلَّتِها السَّوداءِ

    Raises a black one above a tawny one;

    Within its black robe dances

  14. ذؤابةٌ كالرايةِ الحمراءِ

    فلا تَرُعْنا اليومَ بالجَفاءِ

    A plume like a red banner.

    So do not dismay us today with your coldness,

  15. وسِرْ إلينا غيرَ ذي إبطاءِ

    نُغْرِقْكَ في بحرٍ مِنَ السَّرّاءِ

    And make your way to us without delay;

    We will drown you in a sea of joy.