1. We were named, and dawn was smiling in the east
Bringing us the good news of the morning

2. The Pleiades like a goblet or a cup
Or chestnuts or a bird or a scarf

3. As if the stars were falling from the hand of a drinker
Falling and falling like cups

4. We brought together flirtation and comfort
And cheeks and apples

5. We smelled the temple’s violets until
We were aroused by the lips’ smiles

6. A time gone by, my son, of amusement and drinking
And singing and comfort and relief

7. If you take shelter in Mu'allaq’s river, O Mu'allaq then sail on
And my life contained in wine

8. Is spent whether legally or illegally
My ships are like Lu'ma’s which my boon companion relates