وساقٍ تَقَلَّد لما أتى

وساقٍ تَقَلَّد لما أتى

حَمَائِلَ زقٍ مَلاهُ شَمُولا

حَمَائِلَ زقٍ مَلاهُ شَمُولا

And a cupbearer, when he came, slung on

Lean thighs girded when he came

the straps of a wineskin he had filled with wine.

Bearing scabbards filled to overflowing

فلِله دَرُّك مِن فارسٍ

فلِله دَرُّك مِن فارسٍ

تَقَلد سَيفاً يَقُدُّ العُقُولا

تَقَلد سَيفاً يَقُدُّ العُقُولا

God bless you—what a knight you are,

So excellent you are, oh horseman

girded with a sword that cleaves minds!

Girding a sword leading minds