1. My heart was sober until drunkenness pursued it
And memories of beloved ones recalled it

2. Though patient when near the beloved's abode
In distance, patience itself abandoned it to anguish

3. Marvel, you who my eyelids have spurned
So my heart travels the journey of their turning

4. His sword watered with magic till it struck me
Then my heart resumed its magic-wrought misguidance

5. No more can I taste wine after its draft
No more does the full moon shine after its crescent

6. I, a treacherous slave, betray my Master
If treachery itself were my master

7. Mine is an innocent passion that knew no humiliation
What excuse have I if I impose humiliation?

8. The motive of her glory called her to Nabhan
She gloried - no prohibition or command affects her

9. A youth whose munificence serves the eminent in peace
And whom the whites and browns serve in war

10. His days between valor and bounty divided
Some allotted to it, some allotted to him

11. He shares what's in his palm, spending open-handed
Drowning in his bounty, praise and gratitude

12. Ibn Bustam established the resurrection of his wealth
So the herald of generosity proclaimed from his wealth, "arise!"

13. To you I came pursuing hopes drawing their train
Since fate sought me out impatiently

14. And cheeks where sober thought led to announce them
The fragrant mention of you spreads among all mankind

15. Scarce did they appear before their worth was manifest
And for them the tall heavens' vault became too confined

16. Not curtailing through any inability to prolong
Truth of the sublime is that verse cannot fully prolong