1. وَيَوم طوينا أَبرديهِ بِرَوضة

    بِها الزَهر زَهر وَالخَمائل أَفلاكُ

    And one day we spent its morning and evening in a garden,

    Where the flowers were stars and the groves celestial spheres.

  2. وَمِن أَوجه الغُر الخَرائد قَد بَدَت

    بُدور وَمِن تِلكَ الغَدائر أَحلاك

    And from the faces of the fair maidens there appeared

    Full moons, and from those tresses, deep darkness.

  3. وَبِتنا لَنا سَكرانٍ مِن خَمر ريقِهِ

    وَذات وِشاح لِلنُهى فَهِيَ أَشراك

    And we spent the night with one drunk on the wine of his saliva,

    And a sash-clad woman—a snare for reason.

  4. وَقَد نَظمتنا لِلرضى راحة المُنى

    فَنَحنُ لِآل وَالمَودة أَسلاك

    And the hand of wishes had strung us together for contentment:

    So we are pearls, and affection the threads.