1. بالله فُضَّ العقيقَ عن بَردٍ

    يَروي أقاحِيه من مُدَامِ فمِه

    By God, part the carnelian from the hailstones,

    Whose daisies he waters with the wine of his mouth.

  2. وامسح غوالي العِذَارِ عن قَمَرٍ

    نقطض بالوردِ خَدَّ مُلتثمه

    And wipe the cheek-down’s rich perfumes from a moon

    That has [dotted] his kisser’s cheek with roses.

  3. قُل للسّقَامِ الذي بناظِرِه

    دَعهُ واشرك حَشايَ في سَقَمهِ

    Say to the sickness in his eye:

    Leave him, and let my heart share in his sickness.

  4. كلُّ غرامٍ تُخافُ فِتنَتَه

    فَبَنَ ألحاظِه ومبتسمه

    Every passion whose temptation is feared

    Lies [between] his glances and his smile.