ياO كَريمَnoble المَحَلِّin station فيin كُلِّevery معنىsense
يا كَريمَ المَحَلِّ في كُلِّ معنى
وَالكَريمُand the noble one المحلُّin station لَيسَis not يُعَنّىput to trouble
وَالكَريمُ المحلُّ لَيسَ يُعَنّى
O you of noble station in every sense,
O noble one in every meaning
And one of noble station is not put to trouble.
The noble place is not what matters
هَذِهِthis الخَمرُthe wine تَبتَغيكَseeks you فَخُذهاso take it
هَذِهِ الخَمرُ تَبتَغيكَ فَخُذها
أَوor فَدَعهاthen leave it أَوor كَيفَماhowever شئتَyou wish كُنّاwe shall be
أَو فَدَعها أَو كَيفَما شئتَ كُنّا
This wine seeks you, so take it,
This wine longs for you, so take it
Or leave it—or however you wish, so shall we be.
Or leave it, however you wish, we are yours