لَكَ عِندي دَستيجَةٌ مَختومَه

لَكَ عِندي دَستيجَةٌ مَختومَه

وَبَلَسقِيَّةٌ لَها أَلفُ قيمَه

وَبَلَسقِيَّةٌ لَها أَلفُ قيمَه

For you I have a sealed wine flagon,

I have for you a sealed chest,

And a wine flask of a thousandfold worth,

And a precious goblet beyond all worth.

مِن كُرومٍ كَريمَةٍ وَمُحالٌ

مِن كُرومٍ كَريمَةٍ وَمُحالٌ

أَن تَكونَ الكُرومِ إِلّا كَرمَه

أَن تَكونَ الكُرومِ إِلّا كَرمَه

From noble vines—and it is impossible

Of generous vineyards and estates to be

For vines to be anything but generous.

Yours if you desire such wealth.

وَكُؤوسٌ مِنها النَحيفَةُ تُجلى

وَكُؤوسٌ مِنها النَحيفَةُ تُجلى

بِأَكاليلِها وَمِنها الجَسيمَه

بِأَكاليلِها وَمِنها الجَسيمَه

And cups, the slender ones displayed

Graceful slender cups and others bold

With their garlands, and others stout.

Adorned in garlands before your eyes.

وَالحَديثُ الَّذي أَخُصُّكَ مِنهُ

وَالحَديثُ الَّذي أَخُصُّكَ مِنهُ

بِدواءِ يَشفى النُفوسَ السَقيمه

بِدواءِ يَشفى النُفوسَ السَقيمه

And conversation, from which I reserve for you

And there is conversation set aside

A remedy that heals ailing souls.

To cure souls made ill and cold.

وَإِذا شِئتَ مَن يُغَنّي فَعِندي

وَإِذا شِئتَ مَن يُغَنّي فَعِندي

قينَةٌ عِندَها أَغانٍ رَخيمَه

قينَةٌ عِندَها أَغانٍ رَخيمَه

And if you wish for someone to sing, I have

And if you wish for one to sing, I have

A singing girl with melodious songs.

A songbird whose tunes allure.

وَلَعَمري ما إِن يَفوتُكَ عِندي

وَلَعَمري ما إِن يَفوتُكَ عِندي

زَهرَةٌ في جِنانِ رَوضي مُقيمَه

زَهرَةٌ في جِنانِ رَوضي مُقيمَه

And by my life, with me you will not miss

And by my life, you'll find in my garden

A flower dwelling in the gardens of my meadow.

No blossom but stays and endures.

فَاِهزِمِ الإِنتِظارَ عَنّي بِسَعيٍ

فَاِهزِمِ الإِنتِظارَ عَنّي بِسَعيٍ

أَنا مُستَنجِدٌ فَجُد بِالهَزيمَه

أَنا مُستَنجِدٌ فَجُد بِالهَزيمَه

So put my waiting to flight by hastening;

So put to rest this waiting upon me,

I seek aid, so grant me that rout.

I'm calling for aid, make haste don't delay!

قَدِّمِ الوَقتَ بِالَّذي لَكَ عِندي

قَدِّمِ الوَقتَ بِالَّذي لَكَ عِندي

مِن أَيادٍ وَمَكرُماتٍ قَديمَه

مِن أَيادٍ وَمَكرُماتٍ قَديمَه

Hasten the hour, for the sake of what I owe you

Offer your time for what I've set aside

In favors and generous deeds of old.

Of hands and ancient favors.

قَبلَ أَن يَهرُبَ الشَبابُ فَمَهما

قَبلَ أَن يَهرُبَ الشَبابُ فَمَهما

رَمتَهُ رُمتَ مِنهُ صَعبَ الشَكيمَه

رَمتَهُ رُمتَ مِنهُ صَعبَ الشَكيمَه

Before youth flees; for however much

Before the running of youth, so take care-

You seek it, you seek something hard to bridle.

However you aim, its zeal is hard to tame.

وَاِغتَنِم يَوماً فَإِنِّيَ مِمَّن

وَاِغتَنِم يَوماً فَإِنِّيَ مِمَّن

لَيسَ مِنهُ تَقاعُدٌ بِغَنيمَه

لَيسَ مِنهُ تَقاعُدٌ بِغَنيمَه

And seize a day, for I am one

Seize the day! For I'm not one to

From whom holding back brings no gain.

Lounge lazy while time does claim.