أَبا جَعفَرٍ كانَ تَجميشُنا

أَبا جَعفَرٍ كانَ تَجميشُنا

غُلامَكَ إِحدى الهَناتِ الدَنِيَّة

غُلامَكَ إِحدى الهَناتِ الدَنِيَّة

O Abu Ja‘far, our amorous teasing

O Abū Ja'far, our night was gloomy

of your boy was one of those base misdeeds.

Your boy was one of the base pleasures

بَعَثتَ إِلَينا بِشَمسِ المُدا

بَعَثتَ إِلَينا بِشَمسِ المُدا

مِ تُضيءُ لَنا مَعَ شَمسِ البَرِيَّه

مِ تُضيءُ لَنا مَعَ شَمسِ البَرِيَّه

You sent us the sun of wine,

You sent us the sun of glory

shining for us alongside the sun of creation.

Which lights up for us the sun of the wilderness

فَلَيتَ الهَدِيَّةَ كانَت هِيَ ال

فَلَيتَ الهَدِيَّةَ كانَت هِيَ ال

رَسولَ وَلَيتَ الرَسولَ الهَدِيَّة

رَسولَ وَلَيتَ الرَسولَ الهَدِيَّة

So, if only the gift had been the

If only the gift were he

messenger, and if only the messenger had been the gift!

The messenger, and if only the messenger were the gift