أَديمي وِصالي وَاِمزجي بِاللَمى كَأسي

أَديمي وِصالي وَاِمزجي بِاللَمى كَأسي

وَلا بَأس أَن لا تَختشي اليَوم مِن بَأسِ

وَلا بَأس أَن لا تَختشي اليَوم مِن بَأسِ

Prolong our union, and mingle my cup with the dusky hue of your lips.

My hand is stretched out in yearning, and I mix my cup with tears

And there is no harm if you fear no danger today.

There is no harm today if you are not afraid of harm

فَعَيناي مِن مَرأى الرَقيب بِمَأتم

فَعَيناي مِن مَرأى الرَقيب بِمَأتم

وَقَلبيَ مِن تَصوير ذاتك في عرسِ

وَقَلبيَ مِن تَصوير ذاتك في عرسِ

For my eyes, at the sight of the watcher, are at a funeral,

My eyes are in mourning from the sight of the watcher

While my heart, picturing you, is at a wedding.

And my heart is distracted picturing your image at the wedding feast

لَئن أمن العاني قلا ظَبية الفَلا

لَئن أمن العاني قلا ظَبية الفَلا

فَلا نالَ منّا من لِقا ظبية الإنسِ

فَلا نالَ منّا من لِقا ظبية الإنسِ

If the captive is safe from the desert gazelle’s disdain,

If the gazelle is safe from the howl of wild dogs

Then may he gain no favor from meeting the gazelle of humankind.

It will not attain safety from us, the hunters of mankind

أَعاذل عِندَ اليأس تؤمن بِالهَوى

أَعاذل عِندَ اليأس تؤمن بِالهَوى

لَكَ الوَيل ردّ الشَرع إِيمان ذي اليَأسِ

لَكَ الوَيل ردّ الشَرع إِيمان ذي اليَأسِ

O reproacher, do you believe in love when hope is gone?

You blame me at the point of despair for having faith in love

Woe to you! Sacred law has rejected the faith of one in despair.

Woe to you! The law has declared the faith of the despairing invalid