1. لا رأى عطفةَ الأح

    بة من لا يُصرِّحُ

    May he never know the affection of the beloved—

    he who does not speak openly.

  2. أصغرُ الساقيينِ أشكلُ

    عندي وأملحُ

    The younger of the two cupbearers is more handsome

    in my eyes, and more charming.

  3. لو تراهُ كالظبي يَسنَح

    حِيناً ويبرَحُ

    If you saw him, like a gazelle, passing one way

    at times, and then the other,

  4. خِلتَ غُصناً على كثيبٍ

    بنورٍ يُوَشَّحُ

    you would imagine a bough upon a sand dune,

    adorned with blossoms.