1. Beacons for the beloved, not for the clouds,
You were lured by the glow of her lantern.
١. بَوارِقُ لِلحابِ لا لِلسَحابِ
طَرِبتَ إِلى ضَوءِ لَمّاحِها
2. I see the wine brings together the drinkers,
So do not be fooled by her leniency.
٢. أَرى الخَمرَ تَجمَعُ بِالشارِبَينِ
فَلا تُخدَعَنَّ بِإِسماحِها
3. And how much I craved for the sly beloved,
Yet she cast me off like an old shoe.
٣. وَكَم طَمِحتُ بِاللَبيبِ الأَريبِ
فَأُسقِطَ عَن ظَهرِ طَمّاحِها
4. Glass is not for writing misfortunes,
But it holds the tips of her sharp spears.
٤. وَلَيسَ الزُجاجُ زُجاجَ الخَطوبِ
وَلَكِن أَسِنَّةُ أَرماحِها