1. A draught kept me awake all night
Mixing its scent into his goblets.
١. أَسْهرني طولَ ليلتي رَشَاٌ
يَمْزُج لي ريقَه بأقداحِهْ
2. Darkness crept over the cheek's ivory
As if night were upon the dawn.
٢. عاجَتْ على عاج خدّه ظُلَمٌ
كأنها الليلُ فوق إصباحِهْ
3. O, the beauty of his camphor-white cheek!
No veil's fragrance is more redolent.
٣. يا حسنَ كافور عارِضَيْه وما
أَعْبَق فيه اللِّثامُ من راحِهْ
4. It's as if his cheek were a icicle
Falling to strike an apple.
٤. كأنما صَوْلجانُ عارِضِه
في الخدّ يَهْوِي لضرب تُفَّاحِهْ