1. وَمَشمولَةٍ ساوَرتُ آخِرَ لَيلَةٍ

    زُجاجَتَها وَالصُبحُ لَم يَتَنَفَّسِ

    And a wine cooled by the north wind—at night's end I assailed

    its bottle, while dawn had not yet breathed.

  2. وَقُلتُ اِسقِيانيها فَإِنَّ أَمامَها

    مَذاهِبَ لِلفَخَّيرَةِ المُتَغَطرِسِ

    And I said, “Pour it for me, you two, for ahead of it

    lie paths for the swaggering braggart.”

  3. فَما زِلتُ أُسقاها وَما زِلتُ ساقِياً

    تُفيتُ يَدي في بَذلِها كُلَّ مُنفِسِ

    So I kept being served it, and kept serving it,

    my hand outstripping every wealthy man in giving it freely.