بَاكِرِ الصُّبْحَةَ هَذَا

بَاكِرِ الصُّبْحَةَ هَذَا

يَوْمُ عِيْدٍ وَمُدَامِ

يَوْمُ عِيْدٍ وَمُدَامِ

Take the morning draught early; this

This early morn of celebration

is a day of festivity and wine.

A day of revelry and wine

مَا تَرَى بِاللَّهِ مَا

مَا تَرَى بِاللَّهِ مَا

أَحْسَنَ آدَابَ الغَمَامِ

أَحْسَنَ آدَابَ الغَمَامِ

What do you think, by God? How

See by God, how fine

fine are the manners of the clouds!

Are the manners of the clouds

بَدَأَ القَطْرُ بِطَلٍّ

بَدَأَ القَطْرُ بِطَلٍّ

ثُمَّ ثَنَى بِرِهَامِ

ثُمَّ ثَنَى بِرِهَامِ

The rain began with a light drizzle,

The rain began gently at first

then followed with gentle rain,

Then flowed abundantly

وَانْجَلَى مِثْلَ انْجِلاَءِ

وَانْجَلَى مِثْلَ انْجِلاَءِ

الغِمْدِ عِنْ مَتْنِ الحُسَامِ

الغِمْدِ عِنْ مَتْنِ الحُسَامِ

and cleared away, like the removal

And cleared like the flashing

of the sheath from a keen sword's blade.

Of a sword from its sheath

كَافْتِتَاحِ حَسَنٍ زَيْ

كَافْتِتَاحِ حَسَنٍ زَيْ

يَنَهُ حُسْنُ خِتَامِ

يَنَهُ حُسْنُ خِتَامِ

Like a fine beginning, adorned

A fine beginning, beautifully

by the beauty of its close,

Concluded by a fine end

مُسْتَهِلاً مِثْلَ أَفْعَالِكَ

مُسْتَهِلاً مِثْلَ أَفْعَالِكَ

فِي حُسْنِ النِّظَامِ

فِي حُسْنِ النِّظَامِ

pouring forth, like your deeds,

Starting like your deeds

in their beautiful order.

In excellent order

فَاشْرَبْ الرَّاحَ بِأَرْطَا

فَاشْرَبْ الرَّاحَ بِأَرْطَا

لٍ وَطَاسَاتٍ وَجَامِ

لٍ وَطَاسَاتٍ وَجَامِ

So drink the wine in ratl measures,

Drink freely of relaxation

and from bowls and a goblet.

With cups and goblets and wine

إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا كَوَهْمٍ

إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا كَوَهْمٍ

أَوْ كَأَحْلاَمِ مَنَامِ

أَوْ كَأَحْلاَمِ مَنَامِ

The world is only like an illusion,

The world is but illusion

or like the dreams of sleep.

Or dreams of sleep

لاَ تَرُومَنَّ بَعِيْداً

لاَ تَرُومَنَّ بَعِيْداً

وَارْضَ بِالأَمْرِ المُوَامِ

وَارْضَ بِالأَمْرِ المُوَامِ

Do not seek what is far away,

Do not seek far

and be content with what is fitting.

And be content with your state

لاَ تَدَعْ وُسْطَى مِنَ الْحَا

لاَ تَدَعْ وُسْطَى مِنَ الْحَا

لِ لِأَحْوَالِ جِسَامِ

لِ لِأَحْوَالِ جِسَامِ

Do not forsake a moderate state

Leave not the middle road

for grand circumstances.

For states of bodies

كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يُتَوَقَّى

كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يُتَوَقَّى

نَقْضُهُ عِنْدَ التَّمَامِ

نَقْضُهُ عِنْدَ التَّمَامِ

For everything, one fears

All things anticipated

its undoing when complete.

Their ruin at perfection