شَرِبناwe drank كماas وجَّهتَyou sent word تسألyou inquire قهوةًwine
شَرِبنا كما وجَّهتَ تسأل قهوةً
كمثلjust like صفاءthe purity of الودّaffection جانَبهkept away from it الصَّدُّestrangement
كمثل صفاء الودّ جانَبه الصَّدُّ
We drank, as you sent word to inquire, a wine
as pure as affection untouched by estrangement,
برِطلby the ratl (a measure) وغنَّيْناand we sang عليهover it تَطرُّباًin rapture
برِطل وغنَّيْنا عليه تَطرُّباً
علامةُthe token of ماwhat بينيbetween me وبينكand between you ياO هندُHind
علامةُ ما بيني وبينك يا هندُ
by the ratl, and over it we sang in rapture:
“The token of what lies between you and me, O Hind.”
وناجتكand whispered to you منّاfrom us أنفسٌsouls وحوائجٌand needs
وناجتك منّا أنفسٌ وحوائجٌ
كأنّكas though you فيناamong us حاضرٌpresent لمnot يَغِبْbe absent بعدyet
كأنّك فينا حاضرٌ لم يَغِبْ بعد
And our souls and needs whispered to you,
as though you were present among us, not yet gone.
فدامso may it endure لناfor us مُلْكُthe reign of العزيزal-Aziz فإنّهfor indeed it
فدام لنا مُلْكُ العزيز فإنّه
بهthrough it تَكْمُلbecomes complete النُّعْمىblessing ويَنْبَسِطand spreads السَّعدgood fortune
به تَكْمُل النُّعْمى ويَنْبَسِط السَّعد
So may al-Aziz’s reign endure for us, for
through it blessings become complete and good fortune spreads.