1. رَوضٌ زَهاهُ الحُسنَ في كَرّاتِهِ

    بِمُكفَرٍ وَمُزَعفَرٍ وَمُضَرَّجِ

    A garden that beauty adorned on its recurring visits

    With camphor-white, saffron-tinted, and crimson blooms.

  2. فَتَبَسَّمَ النارِنجُ في شَجَراتِهِ

    مِثلَ العَقيقِ يَلوحُ في الفَيروزَجِ

    Then the bitter oranges smiled among its trees,

    Like agate gleaming amid turquoise.

  3. وَالكَأسُ يَحمِلُهُ أَغَنُّ يَزينُهُ

    وَجَنّاتُ وَردٍ في عِذارِ بَنَفسَجِ

    And the cup is borne by a soft, nasal-voiced youth, adorned

    With cheeks of roses amid violet beard-down.