1. يالَيلَةً لَستُ أَنسى طيبَها أَبَداً

    كَأَنَّ كُلَّ سُرورٍ حاضِرٌ فيها

    O night, whose sweetness I shall never forget!

    As though every joy were present in it.

  2. باتَت وَبِتُّ وَباتَ الزِقُّ ثالِثَنا

    حَتّى الصَباحِ تُسَقّيني وَأَسقيها

    She and I spent the night, with the wineskin our third companion,

    Until morning, she gave me wine to drink, and I gave her wine.

  3. كَأَنَّ سودَ عَناقيدٍ بِلِمَّتِها

    أَهدَت سُلافَتَها صِرفاً إِلى فيها

    As though black grape clusters amid her tresses

    Had offered their choicest wine, unmixed, to her mouth.