1. He is a man of high morals
Who does not hoard money out of fear for tomorrow.

2. He is open-faced, gathering all perfections,
And a pillar of strength and honor among the tribe of Asad.

3. I woke him while the dawn was still hidden
And the night was languid, leaning on its staff.

4. "Arise my father, you have dozed off from the cup -
Cure the sickness with vigilance!"

5. So he arose from a slumber that dragged him along,
Trailing a tail back to me, gentle and affectionate.

6. The night was wakeful and the stars in the horizons
Wandered like scattered pearls.

7. I showed him the cup, deprived of its joy -
He straightened it and barely hesitated.

8. The perfumer anointed it with his hand
And steadied it with his fingers.

9. Then he topped it off with water and it was disturbed,
Bubbling and foaming with froth.

10. Until the decanters hovered over their cups
As a father bends over his son.

11. So it seemed to me like the water of rain clouds -
Oh, how cool its memory is to my inner self!