1. شَرِبتُ بِكَأسِ الهَوى نَبذَةً مَعا

    وَرَقرَقَت خَمرُ الوَصلِ في قَدحِ الهَجر

    Together, I drank a little from passion’s cup.

    And the wine of union shimmered in the goblet of estrangement.

  2. فَمالَت دَنانُ البَينِ يَدفَعُها الصِبا

    فَكَسَرنَ قَراباتِ حُزني عَلى صَدري

    So the wine-jars of separation tilted, driven by youth.

    Then they shattered the flasks of my sorrow upon my breast.

  3. وَكانَ مَزاجُ الكَأسِ غِلَّةُ لَوعَة

    وَدَورَقَ هِجرانُ وَقنينَتي غَدر

    And the cup’s admixture was the rancor of anguish.

    And the decanter was abandonment, and my bottle treachery.