هلم اسقني كأساً ودع عنك من أبي

هلم اسقني كأساً ودع عنك من أبي

ورو عظاماً قصرهن إلى بلى

ورو عظاماً قصرهن إلى بلى

Come, give me your cup to drink, and leave aside whoever refuses;

Come, give me a cup, and leave aside whoever refuses.

give drink to bones whose utmost end is decay.

And drench bones whose end is decay.

فإن نديمي غير شك مكرم

فإن نديمي غير شك مكرم

لدي وعندي من هواه الذي ارتضى

لدي وعندي من هواه الذي ارتضى

For, beyond all doubt, my drinking companion is honored

For my drinking companion is without doubt honored

in my presence, and has from me whatever his heart desires.

By me; with me he finds what he desires and has chosen.

ولست له في فضلة الكأس قائلاً

ولست له في فضلة الكأس قائلاً

لأصرعه سكراً تحس وقد أبى

لأصرعه سكراً تحس وقد أبى

Nor do I say to him, over what remains in the cup,

Nor do I tell him, over what remains in the cup,

“Drink it down!”—to lay him low, drunk—once he has refused.

'Sip!' to fell him with drunkenness, when he has refused.

ولكن أفديه وأكرم وجهه

ولكن أفديه وأكرم وجهه

وأشرب ما يسقي وأسقيه ما اشتهى

وأشرب ما يسقي وأسقيه ما اشتهى

Rather, I would ransom him and honor his face and dignity;

But I would ransom him and honor his face.

I drink what he gives me, and give him to drink whatever he desires.

And I drink what he serves, and serve him what he desires.

وليس إذا ما نام عندي بموقظٍ

وليس إذا ما نام عندي بموقظٍ

ولا سامعٍ يقظان شيئاً من الأذى

ولا سامعٍ يقظان شيئاً من الأذى

Nor, when he sleeps in my house, is he ever awakened,

And when he sleeps in my company, he is not awakened,

nor, while awake, does he hear anything hurtful.

Nor, while awake, does he hear anything hurtful.