1. وَقهوةٌ سَبَقَتْ كُ

    لَّ مُدَّةٍ وَأَوانِ

    And a wine that preceded ev-

    ery span of time and season!

  2. عَجِبْتُ مِنها تُسمَّى

    مَعْ ذاكَ بِنْتَ الدِّنانِ

    I marveled that it is called,

    despite that, the daughter of wine jars.

  3. وَلَو كَنَوْهَا بِحَقٍّ

    لَقِيلَ أُمَّ الزَّمانِ

    And had they given it a fitting epithet,

    it would surely be called the mother of Time.