بي سكريّ قد تبلج ثغره

بي سكريّ قد تبلج ثغره

وحلا ممازجة بماء الكوثر

وحلا ممازجة بماء الكوثر

I am smitten with a sugar-seller whose mouth has gleamed

His sweetness intoxicated his lips,

and grown sweet through mingling with the water of Kawthar.

Embellished with the water of paradise.

بالله حلو حديثه كرر على

بالله حلو حديثه كرر على

سمعي فما أحلى حديث السكر

سمعي فما أحلى حديث السكر

For God's sake, repeat his sweet speech to

By God, how sweet is his talk, repeat it

my ears—for how sweet is the talk of sugar!

To my ears, for nothing is sweeter than such sweet words.