1. Through you, my friend did not become estranged, even as clouds drifted
And by your presence, favorable winds did not blow

2. You are the soul's companion, preferring its union
When separation grieves it, be its friend and comfort

3. As we play music and sing, we pick
Fruits, all most delicious

4. Longing for each other brings us together again
When the flowing cup meets the lips

5. For you is the sweet basil, decorating its carpet
With flowers, as the sky is adorned with stars

6. And silk, trailing like braided locks
In which beautiful maidens preen

7. The tears of roses watered its branches
The camphor in it was spiked with musk

8. I set loose in it charms and wound
Ribbons around its sides

9. Preserving the water of life for youths
Whose life’s joy is imbibing it

10. Robing it in the finest clothes though
Sheer fabrics and silk suit it more

11. On a body like aquamarine that never
Failed to match its hue and complement

12. When you entrust your ornaments to molten gold
It penetrates its depths, fused

13. Above the drinking bowls, a hovering cloud
Neither flows nor pours down

14. Its edges touch the wine in cups, its thunder
The drumming fingers of hands at play

15. No obstacle can stop your passion for
A side that beckons, another that winks

16. Take the chance, for the day is clear of turmoil
God forbid, a day mired in calamities