1. A council with no peer
Where beauty and perfection dwell

2. Joy rains continuously
With unceasing constancy

3. I saw it in truthful youth
When their deeds were yet untold

4. We took fair Sahba, Karim's daughter
An untouched virgin sheltered from slander

5. Drank it straight without delay
Our drinking free of idle waste

6. A sly raider sought her
Like the full moon or an idol

7. The people fell unconscious as
The mill of hungover whirled around

8. Our drinking after this
Brought drowsiness and stupor

9. Until Suhail star rose
And our night drew to an end

10. I roused relaxed-handed generosity
Rain pouring from his palms

11. Muhammad, the best refuge
Beyond words to describe him

12. I said: she is yours, my soul your ransom
For all things come to pass

13. He rose though sleep held his eyelids
As if touched by a sorcerer’s spell

14. Then sped eagerly and sang
A Khosrow song that entrances

15. Your eyes with tear-lined lids
Appear kohl-lined and dark