1. وعصابةٍ نادمتهم

    وهناً بغير تندّم

    And I drank with a band of companions

    Late at night, without regret.

  2. ركبوا إلى شمس السّلا

    فِ سراة جنحٍ أدهم

    They rode toward the sun of wine

    Over the crest of a pitch-black night.

  3. فعجبتُ من ساقيهمِ

    قمرٌ يطوف بأنجم

    So I marveled at their cupbearer:

    A moon circling among stars,

  4. بذؤابتين جليّتين

    لناظر المتوسم

    With two tresses plainly visible

    To the discerning observer's eye.

  5. وجهٌ لفالق صبحهِ

    يعنو فؤادُ المسلم

    A face—before the One who cleaves its dawn

    The Muslim's heart bows.

  6. وكذاك ليلُ عذاره

    سكنٌ لكلّ متيم

    And likewise, the night of his cheek-down

    Is solace for every captive of love.