1. He smiled with the radiance of a crystal cup,
And dawned with the light of the gardens of Paradise.
١. تَبَسَّمَ عَن مِثلِ صافي الجُمانِ
وَأَسفَرَ عَن مِثلِ ما في الجِنانِ
2. I said: "Will you go, my lord,
To where the beauties of the world are revealed?"
٢. فَقُلتُ أَتَنشَطُ يا سَيِّدي
إِلى حَيثُ تُجلى بَناتُ الدِنانِ
3. To a sea-house with a sitting room
Whose necklaces are vessels of wine.
٣. إِلى بَيتِ بَحرٍ لَهُ مَجلِسٌ
عَلى الجيدِ مِنهُ عُقودُ الأَواني
4. He said: "Why should I, when
Your qualities have given me freedom?"
٤. فَقالَ وَلَم ذا وَقَد مَكَّنَت
صِفاتُكَ أَيدِيَها مِن عِناني
5. "Shall I come for you to look upon
The beautiful meanings?"
٥. أَجيءُ لِتَنظُرَ مِنّي إِلى
مَليحِ المَعاني
6. I said: "Please hasten this gift,
For this is the cream with the bubbling wine."
٦. فَقُلتُ تَفَضَّل بِتَعجيلِ ذا
فَهَذا هُوَ الزُبدُ بِالنَرسِيانِ