عاطني من رحيق ثغرك نهله

عاطني من رحيق ثغرك نهله

فهي برء الفؤاد من كل علَّه

فهي برء الفؤاد من كل علَّه

Give me a draught of nectar from your lips;

Give me a sip from the nectar of your lips,

For it cures the heart of every ailment.

It is the cure for my heart from all its ailments,

وارحم الوالهَ الذي زاد عشقاً

وارحم الوالهَ الذي زاد عشقاً

واحيِ بالوصل نفسَه المضمحله

واحيِ بالوصل نفسَه المضمحله

And have mercy on the lovelorn one whose passion has grown;

And have mercy on the lover whose love has increased,

And revive through union his fading soul.

And give life with union to his withering soul,

وتلافى تلافَه بوصالٍ

وتلافى تلافَه بوصالٍ

فتلافي المحبِّ أكرمُ خلَّه

فتلافي المحبِّ أكرمُ خلَّه

And avert his ruin with union;

And heal his wounds with a union,

For rescuing the lover is the noblest virtue.

For healing a lover is the most honorable trait,

لا سباك الإله حلة ظرفٍ

لا سباك الإله حلة ظرفٍ

ألبستني من الصبابة حلَّه

ألبستني من الصبابة حلَّه

May God never take you captive, O robe of charm;

By God you have dressed me in a garment of youth

You have clothed me in a robe of ardent longing.

From the wardrobe of my adolescence.