1. لدينا نديم لم يزل طول يومه

    له في المقالي فجة وفشيش

    We have a boon companion who, throughout his day,

    always has sputtering and hissing in his frying pans,

  2. وضرب من البطيخ في راحتي من

    خشونته كلم به وخدوش

    and a kind of melon that leaves in my two palms

    wounds and scratches from its roughness.

  3. تخال ربا النوار ترتج أحدقت

    بها خيفة من أن تجف جيوش

    You would think flower-covered hills were trembling, encircled

    by armies, for fear that they might dry out.

  4. ولن لم يكن في الصيف هاتان عنده

    فكيف يرجي عمره ويعيش

    And if he does not have these two in summer,

    how can he hope for long life and survive?