لنا في وجهه بستان حسنٍ

لنا في وجهه بستان حسنٍ

متاح للعيون بلا مساسِ

متاح للعيون بلا مساسِ

For us, his face is a garden of beauty,

His face holds a garden of beauty

open to the eyes, but not to touch.

Accessible to eyes without touch

سقاني الراحَ من يده سُحَيراً

سقاني الراحَ من يده سُحَيراً

وفي عينيه من مرض النعاسِ

وفي عينيه من مرض النعاسِ

He gave me wine to drink from his hand just before dawn,

He gave me intoxicating wine from his hand

and in his eyes was a trace of the malady of drowsiness.

While sleepiness languished in his eyes

فيُمناه مُقَرَّطة بكوبٍ

فيُمناه مُقَرَّطة بكوبٍ

ويسراه متوَّجة بكاسِ

ويسراه متوَّجة بكاسِ

So his right hand wears a cup like an earring,

In his right hand a chalice studded

and his left is crowned with a goblet.

In his left hand a brimming glass