1. حمراءُ تَكْثُف للعقولِ فِعالها

    أبداً وَتَلْطُف للنفوس طِباعها

    A red wine whose effects cloud minds,

    always, yet whose nature is gentle to souls.

  2. شمسٌ لشمسِ العقلِ منها ظُلمةٌ

    من حيثُ يظهر في الخدود شُعاعها

    A sun that brings darkness to the sun of reason,

    even as its radiance appears in the cheeks.

  3. أمُّ الخبائثِ مُستطابٌ دَرُّها

    إنّ الفِصال من الهموم رِضَاعها

    The mother of evils—her milk is delightful;

    indeed, to suckle at her is to be weaned from cares.