مَولايَ لِم لم تَدعُ عَب

مَولايَ لِم لم تَدعُ عَب

دَكَ عِند اِحضارِ المدامِ

دَكَ عِند اِحضارِ المدامِ

My lord, why did you not invite your ser-

My Master, why did you not invite

vant when the wine was brought?

Your servant when you brought the wine?

أَعَرَفتَهُ من بَينِهِم

أَعَرَفتَهُ من بَينِهِم

مُتَبَسِّطاً وَقتَ الطَعامِ

مُتَبَسِّطاً وَقتَ الطَعامِ

Did you find him, among them,

Did you recognize him among them,

taking liberties at mealtime?

Spreading out at meal time?

أَم قيلَ عَربَدَ ذات يَو

أَم قيلَ عَربَدَ ذات يَو

مٍ حين صارَ إلى المدامِ

مٍ حين صارَ إلى المدامِ

Or was it said he grew rowdy one da-

Or did he chatter excessively one day

y, when he turned to wine?

When he came to the wine?

أَم لَم يُساعِد حين مل

أَم لَم يُساعِد حين مل

تَ إِلى الغلامَة وَالغلامِ

تَ إِلى الغلامَة وَالغلامِ

Or did he not oblige when you incl-

Or did he not help when you were

ined toward the girl and the boy?

Inclined to the lads and the boys?

ان كُنتَ تَبخَل بِالطَعا

ان كُنتَ تَبخَل بِالطَعا

مِ فَكَيفَ تَبخَل بِالكَلامِ

مِ فَكَيفَ تَبخَل بِالكَلامِ

If you are stingy with foo-

If you are stingy with the food,

d, how can you be stingy with words?

How can you be stingy with the words?

لَسنا نُحاوِل دَعوَةً

لَسنا نُحاوِل دَعوَةً

فَاِسمَح عَلَينا بِالسَلامِ

فَاِسمَح عَلَينا بِالسَلامِ

We are not seeking an invitation;

We are not trying an invitation,

so favor us with a greeting.

So bid us peace.