ياO راقِداًsleeper وَنَسيمُand the breeze الوَردِof the rose مُنتَبِهٌawake
يا راقِداً وَنَسيمُ الوَردِ مُنتَبِهٌ
فيin رِبقَةِthe bonds of القُفصِthe cage وَالأَطيارُand the birds تَنتَحِبُlament
في رِبقَةِ القُفصِ وَالأَطيارُ تَنتَحِبُ
O sleeper, while the rose's breeze is awake,
O sleeper, the rose breeze awakens
In the cage's bonds, while the birds lament.
In the cage's dimness, the birds lament
الوَردُthe rose ضَيفٌa guest فَلاso do not تَجهَلneglect كَرامَتَهُthe honor due it
الوَردُ ضَيفٌ فَلا تَجهَل كَرامَتَهُ
وَهاتِهاand bring it قَهوَةًwine فيin الكاسِthe cup تَلتَهِبُit blazes
وَهاتِها قَهوَةً في الكاسِ تَلتَهِبُ
The rose is a guest, so do not neglect the honor due it.
The rose is a guest, do not ignore its grace
And bring wine blazing in the cup.
Bring it coffee in a cup that glows
سَقياًmay rain fall لَهُupon it زائِراًa visitor تَحياcome alive النُفوسُsouls بِهِthrough it
سَقياً لَهُ زائِراً تَحيا النُفوسُ بِهِ
يَجودُit is generous بِالوَصلِwith union حيناًfor a time ثُمَّthen يَجتَنِبُit withdraws
يَجودُ بِالوَصلِ حيناً ثُمَّ يَجتَنِبُ
May rain bless it, a visitor through whom souls come alive.
Quench its thirst as a visitor, souls thrive through it
It generously grants union for a time, then withdraws.
It gives freely for a while, then draws apart
تَبّاًwoe لِحُرٍّto a freeborn man رَآهُsaw it وَهوَwhile he ذوpossesses جِدَةٍwealth
تَبّاً لِحُرٍّ رَآهُ وَهوَ ذو جِدَةٍ
لَمdid not يَقضِfulfill منof حَقِّهِits due بِالشُربِby drinking ماwhat يَجِبُis required
لَم يَقضِ من حَقِّهِ بِالشُربِ ما يَجِبُ
Woe to a freeborn man who saw it while wealthy,
Woe to the free man who saw it with purpose
Yet did not fulfill, by drinking, what was its due.
Yet did not fulfill its right by drinking what is due