قُم فَاِنحَرِ الراحِ يَومَ النَحرِ بِالماءِ

قُم فَاِنحَرِ الراحِ يَومَ النَحرِ بِالماءِ

وَلا تُضَحِّ ضُحىً إِلّا بِصَهباءِ

وَلا تُضَحِّ ضُحىً إِلّا بِصَهباءِ

Rise, and slaughter the wine with water on the Day of Sacrifice.

Rise, and on the day of sacrifice, slaughter for water,

And at midmorning offer no sacrifice but tawny wine.

And offer no morning draught but Sohoba's water.

أَدرِك حَجيجَ النَدامى قَبلَ نَقرِهِمُ

أَدرِك حَجيجَ النَدامى قَبلَ نَقرِهِمُ

إِلى مِنى قَصفِهِم مَع كُلِّ هَيفاءِ

إِلى مِنى قَصفِهِم مَع كُلِّ هَيفاءِ

Catch up with the pilgrim-band of drinking companions before they set out

Overtake the pilgrims of sorrow before their moaning

to the Minā of their revelry, with every slender-waisted beauty.

To Mina, jostling with every dark and light-haired maid.

وَعُج عَلى مَكَّةَ الروحاءَ مُبتَكِراً

وَعُج عَلى مَكَّةَ الروحاءَ مُبتَكِراً

فَطُف بِها حَولَ رُكنِ العودِ وَالنّائي

فَطُف بِها حَولَ رُكنِ العودِ وَالنّائي

And turn early toward the Mecca of al-Rawḥāʾ,

Make haste to holy Mecca at daybreak,

then make your circuit there around the corner of the lute and the flute-player.

Then circumambulate the niche and far idol.