1. Leave off standing at a ruin and remnants,
And ashes like the scattered dust of Yemen,

2. And come with us, let us spend the night chatting
In the red glow of fire or in the soft light of lamps,

3. Time has not erased its exquisite form,
Nor did it suffer harm in its empty days,

4. The youth stood by it at night mixing it
Like the moon, his brilliant teeth lighting up the darkness,

5. It could snatch eyes when mixed
With water and clarified into its transparent color,

6. It sparkles in the faces of boon companions laughing
Like a pearl in the palm of an entertainer,

7. You see the noble turn away the ignoble from it
He preserves it and does not preserve his money,

8. In the house of an infidel woman selling wine,
A saucy clever one proud of her clientele.