1. With a drink as though we were sipping
In crystal cups, it shone like a lamp

2. A glistening one, as if it were every perfume
Wed together, though it cares not for marriage

3. So the remorseful turned away their faces with arrows
That wound not, nor make a sound

4. A graceful gazelle mixed me a cup
A poet of Hashim who hit the right blend

5. I took it carefully and sipped like a thirsty beast
With a languid eye, enchanting and wooing

6. He said to me, as the wine took hold
My lord, if you wish, make me your amusement

7. So I said willingly, come now my beauty
To the bed, make haste and fly

8. There we loosened a knot of silk
And unveiled its brocade cover

9. Then I sent a loyal hawk, quick and keen
To kill the goose, and then the drake