1. تَخَيَّلُهُ ساطِعاً وَهْجُهُ

    فَتَأبى الدُّنوَّ إِلى وَهْجِهِ

    You picture it with its blaze shining,

    so you refuse to draw near its blaze.

  2. وَساقٍ إِذا هَمَّ نَدْمانُنا

    بأنْ يُزْجِيَ الكأسَ لمْ يُزْجِهِ

    And a cupbearer whom, when our drinking companion intends

    to pass the cup along, he does not send away:

  3. كَلُعبَةِ عاجٍ على فرشهِ

    وليثِ عَرينٍ على سَرْجِهِ

    like an ivory figurine upon his couch,

    and a lion of the lair upon his saddle;

  4. لطيفِ المُمَنْطَقِ مُهْتَزّهِ

    ثَقيلِ المُؤَزّرِ مُرْتَجّهِ

    slender and swaying at his girdled waist,

    heavy and quivering at his loincloth-clad hips.

  5. وَعِشْ عَيْشاً جَديداً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ

    قَريرَ العَيْنِ بالعُمْرِ المَديدِ

    And live a new life every day,

    with eyes at peace in a long life.

  6. فَكَمْ مِنْ مُستَفادٍ منهُ عِلْماً

    يمدُّ إِليكَ كَفَّ المُستَفيدِ

    For many a man from whom knowledge is gained

    holds out to you the hand of one seeking benefit.