لَبِسنا إِلى الخَمّارِ وَالنَجمُ غائِرِ

لَبِسنا إِلى الخَمّارِ وَالنَجمُ غائِرِ

غُلالَةَ لَيلٍ بِالصَباحِ مُطَرَّرِ

غُلالَةَ لَيلٍ بِالصَباحِ مُطَرَّرِ

We donned, on our way to the wine-seller, while the star was setting,

A gauzy robe of night edged with dawn.

كَأَنَّ بَياضَ النَجمِ في خُضرَةِ الدُجى

كَأَنَّ بَياضَ النَجمِ في خُضرَةِ الدُجى

تَفَتُّحَ وَردٍ بَينَ رَندٍ وَعَبقَرِ

تَفَتُّحَ وَردٍ بَينَ رَندٍ وَعَبقَرِ

As though the star’s whiteness in the greenness of night

Were roses unfolding among bay trees and ʿabqar.