في الكيسِ لا في الكَأسِ لي قَهوَةٌ

في الكيسِ لا في الكَأسِ لي قَهوَةٌ

مِن ذَوقِها أَسكَرُ أَو شَمَّها

مِن ذَوقِها أَسكَرُ أَو شَمَّها

I have a wine in the purse, not in the cup.

It's not wine I've got in my pocket, but coffee

I grow drunk from tasting it or smelling it.

Whose taste inebriates me, or just its aroma

لَم يَنهَ نَصُّ الذِكرِ عَنها وَلا

لَم يَنهَ نَصُّ الذِكرِ عَنها وَلا

أُجمِعَ في الشَرعِ عَلى ذَمِّها

أُجمِعَ في الشَرعِ عَلى ذَمِّها

The text of the Qur’an has not forbidden it, nor

Scripture doesn't forbid it, nor is there

has there been consensus in religious law to condemn it.

Consensus it's forbidden, according to jurisprudence

ظاهِرَةُ النَفعِ لَها نَشوَةٌ

ظاهِرَةُ النَفعِ لَها نَشوَةٌ

تَستَنقِذُ الأَنفُسَ مِن هَمِّها

تَستَنقِذُ الأَنفُسَ مِن هَمِّها

Its benefit is evident; it brings elation

Its benefits are obvious, bringing joy

that rescues souls from their distress.

Saving souls from their sorrows and troubles

فَشُكرُها أَكثَرُ مِن سُكرِها

فَشُكرُها أَكثَرُ مِن سُكرِها

وَنَفعُها أَكثَرُ مِن إِثمِها

وَنَفعُها أَكثَرُ مِن إِثمِها

So gratitude for it is greater than its intoxication,

Thanking it is better than getting drunk on it

and its benefit is greater than its sin.

And its usefulness outweighs any sin