1. A cupbearer among friends
Like a squeezed branch of water
١. ساعٍ بِكَأْسٍ بين نُدْماءِ
كالغُصنِ المعصَّرِ الماءِ
2. I envy his standing whenever
He says to the cup-bearer, my lord
٢. أَغارُ من وقْفَتِهِ كلَّما
قال لِحاسي الكأْسِ مَوْلائي
3. To the point where they, though my brethren
Have become, from an excess of envy, my enemies
٣. حَتَّى لقد صاروا وَهُمْ إِخْوتي
مِنْ شِدَّةِ الغَيْرَةِ أَعْدائي