1. Yellow or red, it is imagined
For its delicacy, not on the fanciful
١. وَصَفراء أَو حَمراء فَهيَ مُخيلَةٌ
لِرِقَّتِها الا عَلى المتوهِّمِ
2. We liken you to generosity, that belonging
To wine, or is this belonging to generosity?
٢. تُشَكِّلكُنا في الكَرم اِنَّ اِنتِماءِه
إِلى الخَمر أَم هاتا إِلى الكَرم تَنتَمي
3. A critic enjoyed it, and loved ones
And I was fortunate to say, O be generous!
٣. تَمَتَّعَ نَدمانٌ بِها وَأَحبَّةٌ
وَحظّيَ مِنها أَن أَقول أَلا انعمي
4. For you is description without harvesting from me, so be generous
Without my hand, and be content with what his mouth has said
٤. لَكِ الوَصفُ دون القَصفِ مِنّي فَخَيِّمي
بِغَير يَدي وَاِرضَي بِما قالَهُ فَمي