اِشرَب عَلى حُسنِ الثُرَيّا قَهوَةً

اِشرَب عَلى حُسنِ الثُرَيّا قَهوَةً

أَحلى وَأَطيَبَ مِن تَلَطُّفِ مُعرِضِ

أَحلى وَأَطيَبَ مِن تَلَطُّفِ مُعرِضِ

Drink wine to the beauty of the Pleiades,

Drink coffee to the beauty of the Pleiades

sweeter and more delightful than the tenderness of one who turns away.

Sweeter and more pleasant than the coquetry of one who turns away

فَكَأَنَّها لَمّا تَبَدَّت في الدُجى

فَكَأَنَّها لَمّا تَبَدَّت في الدُجى

شَمّامَةٌ مِن ياسَمينٍ أَبيَضِ

شَمّامَةٌ مِن ياسَمينٍ أَبيَضِ

For when they appeared in the darkness, they seemed

As if when she appeared in the darkness

a fragrant posy of white jasmine.

A white jasmine bouquet