1. I'm amazed at a man who quenches his lover's thirst
With sweet wine though he has repented from her
١. عَجِبتُ لِلمَرءِ إِذ يَسقي حَليلَتَهُ
سُلافَةً وَهوَ مِنها تائِبٌ صاحِ
2. As if when she counted four or five cups
She strayed from him with clamor
٢. كَأَنَّها إِذ تَحَسَّت ثُمَّ أَربَعَةً
أَو خَمسَةً شَرِدَت عَنهُ بِصَحصاحِ
3. She was weak of mind so he brought more for her
In his weakness, against a blamer and advisor
٣. كانَت ضَعيفَةَ عَقلٍ فَاِستَزادَ لَها
في ضَعفِهِ ضِدَّ عُذّالٍ وَنُصّاحِ
4. There was fault in her utterance, so he supported it
She did not tell him of a thing with eloquence
٤. وَكانَ في لَفظِها عَيٌّ فَأَيَّدَهُ
فَلَم تُخَبِّرهُ عَن شَيٍّ بِإِفصاحِ