ناوليني الكَأس في الصُّبَحِ

ناوليني الكَأس في الصُّبَحِ

ثُمَّ غنِّي لي على قَدَحِي

ثُمَّ غنِّي لي على قَدَحِي

Hand me the goblet in the morning,

Hand me the cup in the morning

then sing to me over my cup.

Then sing to me over my goblet

وأديري شمسَ وَجْهَكِ لِي

وأديري شمسَ وَجْهَكِ لِي

فَضِياءُ الشَّمْسِ لَمْ يَلُحِ

فَضِياءُ الشَّمْسِ لَمْ يَلُحِ

And turn the sun of your face toward me,

And turn the sun of your face to me

for the sunlight has not yet shone.

For the sun's radiance did not shine

واشْغلي كفَّيك فِي وترِ

واشْغلي كفَّيك فِي وترِ

لاَ تَمُدِّيها إِلَى السُّبحِ

لاَ تَمُدِّيها إِلَى السُّبحِ

And keep both your hands busy on a string;

Occupy your hands on the strings

do not stretch them toward prayer beads.

Do not extend them to prayer beads

وَإِذَا أطْرَبْتِني وَبَدَا

وَإِذَا أطْرَبْتِني وَبَدَا

بِانْتِشَائِي حَالَ مُفْتَضَحِ

بِانْتِشَائِي حَالَ مُفْتَضَحِ

And when you enrapture me, and there appears

And when you enchant me and my

in my intoxication the state of one disgraced,

Joyous state becomes exposed

عَانِقيني بِاليَدَيْنِ كَمَا

عَانِقيني بِاليَدَيْنِ كَمَا

يَفْعَلُ الأَحبابُ مِنْ فَرَحِ

يَفْعَلُ الأَحبابُ مِنْ فَرَحِ

embrace me with both hands, as

Embrace me with your hands as

lovers do out of joy.

Lovers do in elation

وإِذَا عَانقْتُ مِنْ طَربٍ

وإِذَا عَانقْتُ مِنْ طَربٍ

غُصْنَ قَدٍّ مِنْكِ مُتَّشحِ

غُصْنَ قَدٍّ مِنْكِ مُتَّشحِ

And when, in rapture, I embrace

And when I embrace in rapture

the draped branch of your figure,

A branch of citron from you adorned

فَضَعِي أَزْرارَ أَطْواقَكِ عَنْ

فَضَعِي أَزْرارَ أَطْواقَكِ عَنْ

صَدْرِكِ الفتَّانِ بالمُلحِ

صَدْرِكِ الفتَّانِ بالمُلحِ

then remove your collar-buttons from

Unfasten the buttons of your collars from

your breast, bewitching with its charms.

Your tempting chest with salt

وَإِذَا ما الأَمْرُ كانَ كَذَا

وَإِذَا ما الأَمْرُ كانَ كَذَا

فَانْزعِي السُّرْوَال وَاطَّرحِي

فَانْزعِي السُّرْوَال وَاطَّرحِي

And when things are thus,

And when the matter is thus

then take off your trousers and cast them aside.

Take off your pants and toss them

وَخُذِي ذا أَجْمعُهِ

وَخُذِي ذا أَجْمعُهِ

وَاطْلُبي ما شِئْتِ وَاقْتَرحِي

وَاطْلُبي ما شِئْتِ وَاقْتَرحِي

And take this, all of it,

And take this of mine whole

and ask for what you wish, and make your requests.

And seek what you wish and propose

ثم رُوحِي بالأَمَانِ فمِثْ

ثم رُوحِي بالأَمَانِ فمِثْ

لي بسرٍّ قَطّ لَمْ يَبُحِ

لي بسرٍّ قَطّ لَمْ يَبُحِ

Then go in safety, for one like

Then go in safety for never

me has never divulged a secret.

Did I break a secret tryst