ما زلتُ أشربُ كأسَهُ من كفّهِ

ما زلتُ أشربُ كأسَهُ من كفّهِ

ورضابُهُ نُقْلٌ على ما أشرَبُ

ورضابُهُ نُقْلٌ على ما أشرَبُ

I kept drinking his cup from his hand,

I still drink from his cup in his hand

And his saliva was a sweet accompaniment to what I drank,

And his scolding is praise for what I drink

حتى انجلى الإصباحُ عن إظلامه

حتى انجلى الإصباحُ عن إظلامه

كالستر يُرفع عن مليكٍ يحجبُ

كالستر يُرفع عن مليكٍ يحجبُ

Until dawn emerged from its darkness,

Until dawn shows its brightness

Like a curtain lifted from a king kept veiled;

Like a veil lifted from a concealed king

والشهبُ في غربِ السماءِ سواقطٌ

والشهبُ في غربِ السماءِ سواقطٌ

كبناتِ ماءٍ في غديرٍ تَرْسُبُ

كبناتِ ماءٍ في غديرٍ تَرْسُبُ

And the bright stars were falling in the western sky,

And the shooting stars in the west of the sky

Like waterbirds sinking in a pool.

Are like drops of water in a pond that settle