1. The robe of dusk has softened and the air grew sweet,
The jujubes leaned towards the sunset in the west,

2. And the bright morning has spread over the land
A white sheet of dew.

3. Give me to drink of it, that you may see the sun as it sets
Cast over it a yellowish reflection.

4. A coffee from Babylon, like the cheek
Of a young virgin, though swarthy.

5. The ages have clothed it in a dress of tenderness
Until the air around it grew tranquil.

6. In the cheek of its cup - the yellow of apples,
And in the cheek - a rosy red rose.

7. Wondrous things have I seen, of the wonders of things
Is He who has power over all things.

8. A jet-black night transforms into glowing embers
And darkness emanates illumination.