هاتِهاbring it هاتِbring بالكبيرin the large cup الكبيرِthe large
هاتِها هاتِ بالكبير الكبيرِ
يومَon a day شمسٍsunshine فيin عُقْبِthe wake of يومٍa day مَطيرِrainy
يومَ شمسٍ في عُقْبِ يومٍ مَطيرِ
Bring it, bring it in the great, great cup,
Bring it, bring the big coffee pot
on a sunny day following a rainy day;
On a day of sun after a rainy day
يومَon a day سبتِSaturday واليومُand the day أوَّلُthe first of نيساApril (first fragment)
يومَ سبتِ واليومُ أوَّلُ نيسا
نَcompletes April ويومُand the day of النيروزِNowruz يومُa day of السرورjoy
نَ ويومُ النيروزِ يومُ السرور
on a Saturday, the day being the first of April,
A Saturday and the first day of Nissan
and Nowruz is a day of joy.
The day of Nawruz, the day of joy
زُوِّجَwas wedded الماءَthe water فيهon that day بالقهوةِto the wine البكthe virgin (first fragment)
زُوِّجَ الماءَ فيه بالقهوةِ البك
رcompletes virgin وكانand was النثارُthe wedding shower منof مَنْثورstock blossoms
ر وكان النثارُ من مَنْثور
On that day, water was wedded to virgin wine,
Water was married to coffee of blessings galore
and the wedding shower was of stock blossoms.
And there was plentiful distribution
فاصطبحْهاso drink it in the morning فيin الدارِthe house دارِthe house of عُبيدِʿUbayd اللAllāh (first fragment)
فاصطبحْها في الدارِ دارِ عُبيدِ الل
هcompletes Allāh داراًa house أضحتhas become عروسَthe bride of الدورthe houses
ه داراً أضحت عروسَ الدور
So drink it in the morning in the house, the house of ʿUbayd Allāh,
So it became, in the house of God’s servants
a house that has become the bride of houses.
A house that turned into the bride of homes
إنماindeed أنتyou ياO أميريmy prince أميرُprince of الthe
إنما أنت يا أميري أميرُ ال
قصفِrevelry والعزفِand music بلnay أميرُprince of الأميرthe prince
قصفِ والعزفِ بل أميرُ الأمير
Indeed, you, my prince, are the prince of
You, my prince, are only the prince of hospitality and music
revelry and music—nay, the prince's prince.
Rather the prince of princes