1. Quench my thirst throughout
the long day

2. With wine in a flask of musk,
Pressed from the river Belus.

3. Alas! It shines, exhaling
From the tip of the flask,

4. Like the sting of ginger
On the tongue when drinking it.

5. It was fermented for years on end
Among vines and palm trees,

6. And on the cheek of a gazelle
With kohl-lined eyes.

7. Give it to me by day
And call to the sinking sun,

8. For my money is spent
On long addiction to wine.

9. When I decided to repent
My boon companion dissuaded me, saying:

10. “Do not abandon it for any other food
Than the temper of ginger.”