وَلي وَلَهُ إِذا الكاساتُ دارَت

وَلي وَلَهُ إِذا الكاساتُ دارَت

خَفا سِحرٍ يَحُلُّ عُرى الهُمومِ

خَفا سِحرٍ يَحُلُّ عُرى الهُمومِ

For me and for him, when the wine-cups circle,

And for me and for him, when the cups go round,

there is a secret magic that loosens the bonds of care:

there is secret magic that loosens the bonds of care:

مُحادِثَةٌ أَلَذُّ مِنَ الحُمَيّا

مُحادِثَةٌ أَلَذُّ مِنَ الحُمَيّا

وَبَثُّ جَوىً أرق مِنَ النَسيمِ

وَبَثُّ جَوىً أرق مِنَ النَسيمِ

conversation sweeter than wine itself,

conversation sweeter than wine,

and the outpouring of longing gentler than the breeze.

and an outpouring of longing more delicate than the breeze.