1. سارِحاتٌ ما رِحاتٌ

    حورُ عَينٌ تَحتَ فَيِّه

    Roaming, frolicking maidens,

    wide-eyed houris beneath its shade;

  2. آنِساتٌ ما ئِساتٌ

    ناعِساتٌ في حُلِيِّه

    companionable, swaying maidens,

    drowsy in its finery.

  3. زَرنَباً ذَرَّت نَسيمٌ

    لِلقُبولِ عَلى نَدِيِّه

    A breeze scattered zarnab,

    an east-wind breeze, over its gathering-place.

  4. رَونَقُ الرَدى الغَوادي

    وَالرَوائِحُ في طَرِيِّهِ

    Death's splendor—the morning wanderers

    and the evening ones, in its freshness.

  5. لَيتَ شِعري هَل نَعيمٌ

    طابَ عَيشي في هَنِيَّه

    Would that I knew—is there bliss

    in whose delight my life has grown sweet?

  6. حَبَّذا إِسفَنطُ تِريا

    قُ فُؤادٍ بابِكَيِّه

    How lovely the isfant wine, an antidote

    for the heart—Babakian wine!

  7. يا رُضاباً مِن مَليحٍ

    فاتِنِ الدُنيا بِرِيِّه

    O saliva from a handsome beloved,

    who enchants the world with his refreshing draught;

  8. أَنتَ عِندي خَيرَ مِنهُ

    روحي دُبّي مِن ذَكِيَّه

    you are better to me than he.

    My soul, creep forth from its fragrant essence.

  9. إِنَّني في مِهرَجانٍ

    بَل نَزيفٌ مِن شَهِيِّه

    I am indeed at a festival,

    rather, intoxicated by its delicious wine.

  10. رَوحُ غادٍ في ضُحاهُ

    رَوحُ رائِحُ في عَشيِّه

    A morning-goer's solace in his forenoon,

    an evening-returner's solace in his evening.