1. ما سَبى عَقلي المدام الرَحيقُ

    بَل جُفونٌ نَشوانُها لا يفيقُ

    It was not pure wine that took my mind captive,

    But eyelids—whoever is drunk on them never sobers.

  2. حينَ غُصنُ الشَبابِ غَضٌّ وَريقٌ

    وَمَزاجُ الشَبابِ غَضٌّ وَريقُ

    When youth’s bough was tender and leafy,

    And youth’s temperament was tender and leafy.

  3. ثُمَّ بانَ الصبا وَعَفَّ التَصابي

    وَتَجافى الهَوى وَخَفَّ الحَريقُ

    Then youth departed, and youthful dalliance grew chaste,

    And love withdrew, and the blaze subsided.