1. أَدِرِ الكَأسَ يَميناً

    لا تُدِرها لِيَسارِ

    Pass the cup to the right;

    do not pass it to the left.

  2. إِسقِ هذا ثُمَّ هذا

    صاحِبَ العودِ النَضارِ

    Give this one drink, then that one,

    the player of the golden lute,

  3. مِن كُمَيتٍ عَتَّقوها

    مُنذُ دَهرٍ في جِرارِ

    of a reddish-brown wine they aged

    for ages in jars.

  4. خَتَموها بِالأَفاوي

    هِ وَكافورٍ وِقارِ

    They sealed it with spices,

    and camphor and pitch.

  5. قَرِّبا مِنّي خَليلي

    عَبدَلا دونَ الشِعارِ

    Bring my close friend near to me,

    Abdala, beneath the undergarment.

  6. وَاِسقِياني وَاِبنَ حَربٍ

    وَاِستُرانا بِالإِزارِ

    And give me and Ibn Harb drink,

    and cover us with the waistcloth.

  7. فَلَقَد أَيقَنتُ أَنّي

    غَيرُ مَبعوثٍ لِنارِ

    For I have become certain that I

    shall not be resurrected for the Fire.

  8. سَأَروضُ الناسَ حَتّى

    يَركَبوا دينَ الحِمارِ

    I shall tame the people until

    they ride the donkey's religion.

  9. وَاِترُكا مَن طَلَبَ الجَنْ

    نةَ يَسعى في خَسارِ

    And leave whoever seeks Paradise

    to strive in loss.