سقاني خمرة من ريق فيه

غزال هام قلبُ الصبّ فيهِ

He gave me wine to drink from his mouth's saliva—

A gazelle with whom the ardent lover's heart was smitten.

وأقبل ينثني كالغصن ليناً

وحَيَّا بالعذار وما يليهِ

And he approached, swaying, supple as a bough,

And greeted me with his downy cheek and what adjoins it.

وبات معانقي خداً بخد

وأنعم بالوصال لمشتهيهِ

And spent the night embracing me, cheek to cheek,

And bestowed union on the one who longed for it.

وأحيا مهجة ذابت غراماً

مليح في الأنامِ بلا شبيهِ

And revived a soul that had melted with passion—

A beauty without equal among humankind.

وبات البدر مطّلعاً علينا

وذاك لأنه مِن حاسديهِ

And the full moon spent the night watching us,

And that was because he was among those who envied him.

وأخشى أن يبوح بما رآه

سلوه لا ينم على أخيهِ

And I fear he will reveal what he saw.

Ask him not to tell tales about his brother.