عَلِّلِ القَومَ يَشرَبوا

عَلِّلِ القَومَ يَشرَبوا

كَي يَلَذّوا وَيَطرَبوا

كَي يَلَذّوا وَيَطرَبوا

Ply the company, that they may drink,

Let the people drink

so they may take pleasure and be merry.

To delight and be joyous

إِنَّما ضَلَّلَ الفُؤا

إِنَّما ضَلَّلَ الفُؤا

دَ غَزالٌ مُرَبرَبُ

دَ غَزالٌ مُرَبرَبُ

Nothing led the heart astray

The young gazelle led astray

but a plump gazelle,

A fawn hopping about

فَرَشَتهُ عَلى النَما

فَرَشَتهُ عَلى النَما

رِقِ سُعدى وَزَينَبُ

رِقِ سُعدى وَزَينَبُ

laid upon the cushions

It laid down on the soft grass

by Su‘da and Zaynab.

The grace of Sa'd and Zainab

حالَ دونَ الهَوى وَدو

حالَ دونَ الهَوى وَدو

نَ سُرى اللَيلِ مُصعَبُ

نَ سُرى اللَيلِ مُصعَبُ

Love was barred, and so were

It stood in the way of love and the

night journeys, by Mus‘ab,

Difficult journey of night

وَسِياطٍ عَلى أَكُف

وَسِياطٍ عَلى أَكُف

فِ رِجالٍ تُقَلَّبُ

فِ رِجالٍ تُقَلَّبُ

and by whips in the palms

And whips on the shoulders

of men, being brandished.

Of men who toss and turn