1. حييتُ من أهوى على سكري

    ورأسه قد مال في حجري

    I greeted the one I love in my drunkenness,

    And his head had leaned into my lap,

  2. بكفِّ بدرٍ نصفه أبيض

    ونصفه أحمر كالخَمرِ

    In a full moon's palm, half of it white,

    And half of it red like wine.

  3. فازداد طيبُ الورد في كفِّه

    كمثل طِيب الندِّ بالجمرِ

    So the rose's fragrance increased in his palm,

    Like the fragrance of incense upon embers.