1. وخيمة ناطورٍ تُحَفُ بروضة

    يحييك منها وردها والبنفسَجُ

    And a watchman's tent, surrounded by a garden,

    From which its roses and violets greet you.

  2. وأشمطَ أعلى وَسْطََها بعد هجعة

    تراه بها من قرَّة يتشنجُ

    And a grizzled man lifted its middle after a nap;

    You see him there, shivering from the cold.

  3. دعوتُ قلبي وهو بالصوت عارف

    وأقبلَ نحْوَ البابِ يزهو ويهزجُ

    I called my heart, and he knew the voice;

    And he approached the door, strutting and singing.

  4. فقلتُ له المصباح إن كنت مسرجا

    فقال قفوا فالخمر في الكأس تسرجُ

    So I said to him, “The lamp, if you mean to light it!”

    So he said, “Wait, all of you, for the wine in the cup gives light.”