1. ألقَت أَشعَتَها عليك الراحُ

    وازداد نوراً وجهُها الوضَّاحُ

    Wine cast its rays upon you,

    And its radiant face grew brighter.

  2. واخضرَّ في صُدغيه آس عذاره

    واحمرَّ من وجناته التَّفاحُ

    The myrtle of his cheek-down turned green at his temples,

    And the apples of his cheeks blushed red.

  3. وسكرت من لحظاته وكؤوسه

    فتسَاوت الأحداق والأقداحُ

    I grew drunk on his glances and his cups,

    So eyes and goblets became alike.

  4. ما كان أولاني برشف رضَابه

    لو أن ذاك الثَغرَ منه مُبَاحُ

    How fitting it would have been for me to sip his saliva,

    Had that mouth of his been permitted to me!

  5. أرتاحُ إن ذكرَ العذيبُ وبارقٌ

    شوقاً إليه وكيف لا أرتاحُ

    I thrill when al-ʿUdhayb and Bāriq are mentioned,

    Longing for him—and how could I not thrill?

  6. قال العذولُ وقد ضنيتُ بحبِّهِ

    همّ في هواهُ فما عليك جناحُ

    The reproacher said, when I had wasted away with love for him:

    Be lost in love for him—there is no blame upon you.

  7. يا اشعرَهُ وجبينه لولاكُما

    لم يعرف الإمساءُ والإصباحُ

    O [his hair] and his brow, were it not for you two,

    Evening and morning would not be known.

  8. أمست قلوبُ العاشقين لديكُما

    ولها غدُوُّ في الهوى ورواحُ

    The lovers’ hearts have come to dwell with you two,

    And in love they go forth in the morning and return in the evening.

  9. ظهرت على العشاق أسباب الهوى

    سيَّانَ إن كَتَمُوا الهوى أو بامُوا

    The signs of love appeared upon the lovers;

    It is all the same whether they conceal their love or [declare it?].

  10. هاجت بلابلهم غراماً إذ بدا

    للطَّير من فوق الغُصونِ صياحُ

    Their heartaches stirred with passion when there rose

    A cry of birds from above the boughs.