1. Enjoy the breezes of the radiant morn and evening,
And quaff brimming goblets of limpid ruby wine.

2. Stroll in a pleasant, elegant garden as though
It were a vision of Paradise, the fairest place.

3. On the surging, tumultuous sea that seems
As if its waves were torn by cleaving swords.

4. The shadow of the wave yawns on its surface
Sprinkling it with particles of liquid kohl.

5. And the blondes have a yellow pallor, as though
Gazelles had gazed upon them with languid eyes.

6. Lightning bolts of passion for the one I love
Strike down the ardent lover with potent shafts.

7. He contends with the wine-flask when it is empty,
Stirring tears from the lashes of the wine-bearer.

8. As though her falling tears were those
Of a lover weeping at her departing camel-rider.

9. The melody of the lute stirs the soul whenever
It trills through our limbs and joints.

10. It responds to the voice of the lute in the retreat, if it wails,
With the voices of the nightingales in the branches.