بَاكِرtake early صَبوحَكyour morning draught مِنfrom سُلافِthe choicest part of القَهوةِthe wine
بَاكِر صَبوحَك مِن سُلافِ القَهوةِ
وامزجand blend بسمعكthrough your hearing صِرْفَهاits unmixed wine بالنغمةِwith melody
وامزج بسمعك صِرْفَها بالنغمةِ
Take your morning draught early, from the choicest wine.
The dawn of your morning from the remnants of coffee
And through your hearing, blend its unmixed wine with melody.
And mix in your hearing its pouring with melody
وانظرand look إلىat النارنجthe bitter oranges فيin الطبقthe dish الذيwhich
وانظر إلى النارنج في الطبق الذي
أبدىrevealed تدانيَthe closeness of وجنةٍa cheek منto وجنةِa cheek
أبدى تدانيَ وجنةٍ من وجنةِ
And look at the bitter oranges in the dish, which
And look at the orange in the plate which
Has shown one cheek close beside another.
Showed intimacy and a paradise of paradise
ومنand among العجائبthe wonders أنthat تضرّمblaze up بينناamong us
ومن العجائب أن تضرّم بيننا
جمراتُembers نارfire تُجْتَنَىare plucked منfrom جنةِa garden
جمراتُ نار تُجْتَنَى من جنةِ
And wondrous it is that in our midst there blaze
And of the wonders that ignite between us
Embers of fire, plucked from a garden.
Embers of fire picked from paradise