1. He offered me the finest peach
Stewed in its own juice in a bowl
١. قَدَّمَ لي أَعظَمَ حَولِيَّةٍ
قَد طُبِخَت بِالماءِ في بُرمَتِه
2. Yet his slipper kept sliding in it
As I played chess in its hollow
٢. فَلَم أَزَل زَلَّت بِهِ نَعلُهُ
أَلعَبُ بِالشَطرَنجِ في قَصعَتِه