1. Yellow in the cup like saffron,
Brought from Ascalon by the young man.
١. وَصَفراءَ في الكَأسِ كَالزَعفَرانِ
سَباها التُجيبي مِن عَسقَلانِ
2. It shows you the splinter but the surface of the glass
Is a veil, saving you from touching the blemish.
٢. تُريكَ القَذاةَ وَعَرضُ الإِنا
ءِ سِترٌ لَها دونَ لَمسِ البَنانِ
3. It has charms - whenever it is tapped,
You see it like a Yemeni lightning flash.
٣. لَها حَبَبٌ كُلَّما صُفِّقَت
تَراها كَلَمعَةِ بَرقٍ يَماني