1. With clear wine the eyes grow tender in the evening
Captive to a year in pots and a year in cups
١. وَصافِيَةٍ تَعشي العُيونُ رَقيقَةً
رَهينَةَ عامٍ في الدِنانِ وَعامِ
2. We passed the brimming cup between us through the night
Until all darkness took flight and fled away
٢. أَدَرنا بِها الكَأسَ الرَوِيَّةَ بَينَنا
مِنَ اللَيلِ حَتّى اِنجابَ كُلُّ ظَلامِ
3. Before the sun's rays pierced through, it was as though
We told, of madness, the tale of Ahmad ibn Hisham
٣. فَما ذَرَّ قَرنُ الشَمسِ حَتّى كَأَننا
مِنَ العِيِّ نَحكي أَحمدَ بنَ هِشامِ