صاحsang الهزارthe nightingale فهاتهاso bring it ياO صاحfriend
صاح الهزار فهاتها يا صاح
لاno عيشlife فيin الدنياthis world لصبٍّfor a lovesick lover صاحsober
لا عيش في الدنيا لصبٍّ صاح
The nightingale sang; so bring it, O friend.
Strive for pleasure, so pass it round, my friend
There is no life in this world for a sober, lovesick lover.
No life for him who life with sobriety spends
واشربand drink مشعشعةwine mingled with water كأنas though حبابهاits bubbles
واشرب مشعشعة كأن حبابها
ثغرٌa mouth تبسمsmiled فوقabove خدa cheek رداحfull and fleshy
ثغرٌ تبسم فوق خد رداح
And drink wine mingled with water, as though its bubbles
Drink sparkling wine as if each bubble were
Were a smiling mouth above a full cheek.
A smiling lip on a rosy cheek that rends
أنتyou النعيمbliss وفيand in النعيمbliss يثيبناrewards us الthe
أنت النعيم وفي النعيم يثيبنا ال
باريCreator ويأمرناand commands us بشربto drink الراحthe wine
باري ويأمرنا بشرب الراح
You are bliss, and in bliss we are rewarded by the
You are delight - and in delight God grants
Creator, who commands us to drink wine.
His bounty on us, bidding us drink our fill