تَصَدَّق فَإِنّا عَلى حالَةٍ

تَصَدَّق فَإِنّا عَلى حالَةٍ

تُقَلِّدُ بِالمَنِّ جيدَ الزَمانِ

تُقَلِّدُ بِالمَنِّ جيدَ الزَمانِ

Give alms, for we are in a state

Be generous for we are in a state

That adorns Time’s neck with favors,

That imitates the benevolence of time with kindness

تُضاعِفُ بِالأَمنِ بَأسَ الشُجاعَ

تُضاعِفُ بِالأَمنِ بَأسَ الشُجاعَ

وَتُضعِفُ بِالرُعبِ قَلبَ الجَبانِ

وَتُضعِفُ بِالرُعبِ قَلبَ الجَبانِ

Doubles the brave man’s might through safety,

That doubles the might of the brave with safety

And weakens the coward’s heart through terror.

And weakens the heart of the coward with fear

يَسُرُّ المَسامِعَ في جَوِّهُ

يَسُرُّ المَسامِعَ في جَوِّهُ

هَديرُ القَناةِ وَشَدوُ القِيانِ

هَديرُ القَناةِ وَشَدوُ القِيانِ

In its air, the ears are delighted

The murmur of the lute and singing of the minstrels

By the channel’s roar and the singing slave women’s song.

Delight the ears in its atmosphere

وَعِندِيَ ساقٍ يَنوبُ المُدامَ

وَعِندِيَ ساقٍ يَنوبُ المُدامَ

فَيُسكِرُنا بِلَطيفِ المَعاني

فَيُسكِرُنا بِلَطيفِ المَعاني

And I have a cupbearer who takes wine’s place,

And I have a leg that takes the place of wine

So he intoxicates us with subtle meanings.

Intoxicating us with subtle meanings

وَتَحسَبُ قَهوَتَنا كاهِناً

وَتَحسَبُ قَهوَتَنا كاهِناً

لِما أَظهَرَت مِن صِفاتٍ حِسانِ

لِما أَظهَرَت مِن صِفاتٍ حِسانِ

And you would take our wine for a soothsayer,

And you would think our coffee a soothsayer

For the lovely qualities it has revealed:

For the excellent qualities it has displayed

إِذا ما حَساها الفَتى وُكِّلَت

إِذا ما حَساها الفَتى وُكِّلَت

بِحَلِّ الضَميرِ وَعَقدَ اللِسانِ

بِحَلِّ الضَميرِ وَعَقدَ اللِسانِ

Whenever a young man sips it, it is charged

When the youth tastes it, it is tasked

With unbinding his thoughts and binding his tongue.

With solving worries and loosening the tongue