خَليلَيَّ هُبّا كُلَّ يَومٍ وَليلَةٍ

خَليلَيَّ هُبّا كُلَّ يَومٍ وَليلَةٍ

وَلا تَطعَما حَتّى الصَباحِ كَراكُما

وَلا تَطعَما حَتّى الصَباحِ كَراكُما

My two friends, arise—every day and every night;

My two friends, rise each day and night,

and taste no slumber until dawn.

And do not taste your slumber until morning.

فَإِنَّ لُيَيلاتِ الشِتاءِ أَنيسَةٌ

فَإِنَّ لُيَيلاتِ الشِتاءِ أَنيسَةٌ

إِذا نُمتُما قَد فازَ فيها سِواكُما

إِذا نُمتُما قَد فازَ فيها سِواكُما

For winter’s dear little nights are delightful company;

For winter's little nights are pleasant company;

if you two sleep, someone else will have enjoyed them.

If you both sleep, others will already have profited from them.

وَقَد أَمكَنَت في مَجلِسِ الشُربِ سِتَّةٌ

وَقَد أَمكَنَت في مَجلِسِ الشُربِ سِتَّةٌ

وَكُلٌّ عَلى وُفقِ الصَوابِ رِضاكُما

وَكُلٌّ عَلى وُفقِ الصَوابِ رِضاكُما

Six things are now at hand in the wine gathering,

And six things are at hand in the drinking gathering,

each aptly according with what pleases you both:

And each, as is only right, pleases you both:

شُموعٌ وَشَمامٌ وَشادٍ وَشادِنٌ

شُموعٌ وَشَمامٌ وَشادٍ وَشادِنٌ

وَشَهدٌ وَشَربٌ يَشتَهي أَن يَراكُما

وَشَهدٌ وَشَربٌ يَشتَهي أَن يَراكُما

candles, fragrant blossoms, a singer, and a gazelle-like youth;

Candles, fragrant melons, a singer, and a young gazelle,

honey, and wine that longs to see you both.

And honeycomb, and drinking companions who long to see you both.

فَلا تَحرِماني مِنكُما حُسنَ صُحبَةٍ

فَلا تَحرِماني مِنكُما حُسنَ صُحبَةٍ

أَلَذُّ بِها إِنّي مُحِبٌّ لِذاكُما

أَلَذُّ بِها إِنّي مُحِبٌّ لِذاكُما

So do not deny me, you two, the pleasure of companionship,

So do not deny me your fine companionship,

in which I delight; for I love that companionship, you two.

In which I delight; indeed, I love just that.

وَإِن كانَ هَذا العَيشُ مِن غَيرِ مانِعٍ

وَإِن كانَ هَذا العَيشُ مِن غَيرِ مانِعٍ

فَلا أَحسَنَ الرَحمَنُ فيهِ عَزاكُما

فَلا أَحسَنَ الرَحمَنُ فيهِ عَزاكُما

And if this life is free of any hindrance,

And if this life of pleasure comes from anyone but Māniʿ,

may the Merciful never grant you both fair consolation for its loss.

Then may the Merciful grant you both no consolation in it.