1. أَرى لِلكَأسَ حَقّاً لا أَراهُ

    لِغَيرِ الكَأسِ إِلّا لِلنَّديمِ

    I recognize for the cup a right I do not recognize

    for anything other than the cup, save the drinking companion.

  2. هُوَ القَطبُ الَّذي دارَت عَلَيهِ

    رَحى اللَذّاتِ في الزَمَنِ القَديم

    He is the axle upon which turned

    the millstone of pleasures in ancient times.