غِناءٌsinging وَضَربٌand instrumental playing بَينَbetween ذاكَthat وَذاand this زَمرُpiping
غِناءٌ وَضَربٌ بَينَ ذاكَ وَذا زَمرُ
وَماءٌand water وَعُشبٌand grass بَينَbetween ذاكَthat وذاand this زَهرُblossoms
وَماءٌ وَعُشبٌ بَينَ ذاكَ وذا زَهرُ
Singing and playing, with piping between that and this;
And water and grass, with blossoms between that and this.
فَقُمso rise وَاِجلُبِand bring forth الأَفراحَjoys مِنfrom ضَرعِthe udder of صُبحَةٍa morning draught
فَقُم وَاِجلُبِ الأَفراحَ مِن ضَرعِ صُبحَةٍ
فَقَدfor indeed دَرَّflowed freely مِنfrom ضَرعِthe udder of السَماءِthe sky لَناfor us القَطرُrain
فَقَد دَرَّ مِن ضَرعِ السَماءِ لَنا القَطرُ
So rise and draw joys from the udder of a morning draught,
For rain has flowed freely for us from the sky’s udder.
وَلاand do not تَخشَfear أَنthat يَلقاكَmeet you لَومُblame فُحولِناfor around us
وَلا تَخشَ أَن يَلقاكَ لَومُ فُحولِنا
مِنَamong الوَردِthe roses ماthat which فيهِin it لِمُصطَبِحٍfor a morning drinker عُذرُan excuse
مِنَ الوَردِ ما فيهِ لِمُصطَبِحٍ عُذرُ
And do not fear that blame will meet you, for around us
Are roses in which a morning drinker finds an excuse.