سَقَيتُ أَبا كامِلِ

سَقَيتُ أَبا كامِلِ

مِنَ الأَصفَرِ البابِلي

مِنَ الأَصفَرِ البابِلي

I gave Abu Kamil a drink

I gave Abu Kamil

Of the yellow Babylonian wine;

a drink of yellow wine,

وَسَقَّيتُها مَعبَداً

وَسَقَّيتُها مَعبَداً

وَكُلَّ فَتّى فاضِلِ

وَكُلَّ فَتّى فاضِلِ

And I served it to Maʿbad,

and I gave the same to the temple priest,

And every worthy young man.

and to every virtuous youth.

لِيَ المَحضُ مِن وُدِّهِم

لِيَ المَحضُ مِن وُدِّهِم

وَيَغمُرُهُم نائِلي

وَيَغمُرُهُم نائِلي

Mine is their unalloyed affection,

For me is their sincere affection,

And my bounty floods over them.

and my cup of wine makes them joyful.

وَما لا مَني فيهِمُ

وَما لا مَني فيهِمُ

سِوى حاسِدٍ جاهِلِ

سِوى حاسِدٍ جاهِلِ

And no one has blamed me on their account

And I have no desire in them

Except an ignorant, envious man.

except for an ignorant envier.