قامت وغصن البانة ال

قامت وغصن البانة ال

مياس في أثوابها

مياس في أثوابها

She rose—a bough of the bān-tree,

She arose, and the slender boughs of the myrtle tree

swaying gracefully within her robes.

Swayed gently in her robes,

ويهزها سكران سكر

ويهزها سكران سكر

شرابها وشبابها

شرابها وشبابها

And two intoxications sway her: the drunkenness

Intoxicated by the intoxicating draught

of her wine and her youth.

Of her glances and her wine.

تسعى بصهباوين من

تسعى بصهباوين من

ألحاظها وشرابها

ألحاظها وشرابها

She moves with two tawny wines, from

When she unveiled her radiant face,

her glances and her drink.

It was as though her jewelled goblet

وكأن كاس مدامها

وكأن كاس مدامها

لما ارتدت بحبابها

لما ارتدت بحبابها

And her cup of wine seemed,

Had suddenly unveiled itself;

when clothed in its bubbles,

Revealing the red wine beneath.

توريد وجنتها إذا

توريد وجنتها إذا

ما لاح تحت نقابها

ما لاح تحت نقابها

the rosy flush of her cheek, when

it gleamed beneath her veil.