1. قُم فَاِسقِني قَبلَ أَصواتِ العَصافيرِ

    إِنّي أَرى الصُبحَ قَد نادى بِتَبشيرِ

    Rise, and give me drink before the sparrows' calls.

    Indeed, I see dawn has already called out with glad tidings.

  2. صَفراءَ مِن خَمرِ بَيروتٍ مُعَتِّقَةً

    تَرمي النَدامى بِتَخثيرٍ وَتَفتيرِ

    Yellow wine from Beirut, well aged,

    striking the drinking companions with torpor and languor.

  3. سَقَّ النَديمَينِ مِن كَأسٍ لَها حَبَبٌ

    قَبلَ الحُميّا رَهيناً غَيرَ مَنزورِ

    Give the two companions drink from a cup with bubbles,

    before the wine's heat takes hold—a steady, unstinted draught.

  4. عَنِ اليَمينِ أَدِرها حينَ نَشرَبُها

    كَشاهِدٍ عِندَ قاضٍ قامَ بِالزورِ

    Pass it round to the right when we drink it,

    like a witness before a judge, standing to give false testimony.