1. وَعَريقَةِ الأَنسابِ وَالشِيَمِ

    مَوجودَةٌ وَالخَلقُ في العَدَمِ

    And a wine of ancient lineage and noble character,

    existing while creation was still in nothingness.

  2. قَدُمَت فَلا تُعزى إِلى حَدَثٍ

    إِلّا إِذا عُزِيَت إِلى الهَرَمِ

    So ancient, she can be traced to no recent origin,

    unless she is traced to old age itself.

  3. هَل آدَمُ الكَرمِ المُوَلِّدِ في الدُن

    يا وَحَوّا الخَمرِ في القِدَمِ

    Is she the Adam of the vine that begets in this

    world, and the Eve of wine in antiquity?

  4. كَمُلَت فَضائِلُها وَقَصَّرَ عَن

    أَوصافِها الإِغراقُ في الكَلَمِ

    Her virtues were complete; inadequate to

    describe her was even the most extravagant speech.

  5. ظَهَرَت وَنورُ الشَمسِ في فَلَكٍ

    مِن قَبلُ خَلقِ الصُبحِ وَالظُلَمِ

    She appeared, with the sun's light in a celestial sphere,

    before the creation of dawn and darkness.

  6. فَاِنهَلَّ جَوهَرُها بِمُنسَكِبٍ

    لَم يُعتَصَر بيدٍ وَلا قَدَمِ

    So her essence gushed forth in a stream,

    not pressed by hand or foot.

  7. وَاِشتُقَّ مَعنى اِسمِ السَلافِ لَها

    مِن كَونِها في سالِفِ الأُمَمِ

    And the meaning of her name, sulāf, was derived

    from her existence among the peoples of old.

  8. فَكَأَنَّها في صَفوها خُلُقي

    وَكَأَنَّها في عِتقِها كَرَمي

    So in her purity she is like my character,

    and in her antiquity, like my generosity.