1. وَبَيضاءَ في صَفراءَ تَحمِلُ نَفحَةً

    تَنَفَّسَ عَنها المَندَلُ الرَطبُ وَالجَمرُ

    And a white one in a yellow one, bearing a fragrance

    That moist aloeswood and embers breathed forth.

  2. خَلَعتُ رِداءَ الصَبرِ فيها عَلاقَةً

    وَيَحسُنُ إِلّا في هَوى مِثلِها الصَبرُ

    I cast off the cloak of patience for love of it;

    And patience is fitting, except in loving its like.

  3. وَلا غَروَ أَن تَروى بِها عَينُ ناظِرٍ

    وَباطِنُها ماءٌ وَظاهِرُها خَمرُ

    No wonder a beholder’s eye drinks its fill of it:

    And its inside is water, and its outside is wine.