منى النفسِ لو بقيتْ لي المنى

منى النفسِ لو بقيتْ لي المنى

ومن للشقيِّ بيومٍ سعيدِ

ومن للشقيِّ بيومٍ سعيدِ

The soul's wishes—if only wishes remained mine!

If my wishes remained wishes

And who will bring the wretched a happy day?

And the unfortunate had a happy day

تعيدُ إلينا السرورَ القديم

تعيدُ إلينا السرورَ القديم

كأنَّا خُلقنا بها من جديدِ

كأنَّا خُلقنا بها من جديدِ

They restore to us the joy of old,

It would bring back to us the old joy

As though through them we were created anew,

As if we were created anew

وتذكرنا الأزمن الخاليات

وتذكرنا الأزمن الخاليات

كذكرِ العظيمِ ليالي المهودِ

كذكرِ العظيمِ ليالي المهودِ

And remind us of times gone by,

And remind us of the empty days

As a great man recalls his cradle nights.

Like the memory of glorious nights of revelry

فهاتِ اسقني بالكؤوسِ الكبار

فهاتِ اسقني بالكؤوسِ الكبار

فما أحسنَ الفمُّ فوقَ النهودِ

فما أحسنَ الفمُّ فوقَ النهودِ

So bring it—give me drink in large goblets;

So pass me the large goblets

For how lovely is the mouth above the breasts!

For nothing is better than the mouth above the breasts

نضارُ لمن يدهُ كالنحاس

نضارُ لمن يدهُ كالنحاس

ونارٌ لمن قلبه كالحديدِ

ونارٌ لمن قلبه كالحديدِ

Pure gold for one whose hand is like copper,

Vitality for he whose hand is like brass

And fire for one whose heart is like iron.

And fire for he whose heart is like iron