1. مولاي يا ابن السابقين إلى العلا

    وأجل من يخشى الزمان ويرتجي

    My lord, O son of those who led the way to greatness,

    and most exalted of those whom Time fears and looks to with hope,

  2. دع مزجك الصهباء اني لا أرى

    للبكر صوناً بعد ان تتزوجا

    Stop mixing the tawny wine, for I see no

    keeping a virgin untouched once she is wed.

  3. وانعم علي بها كعرضك حرة

    وثناك رائحة وجودك منهجا

    Favor me with it, pure as your honor,

    your praise its fragrance, your generosity its path.

  4. فلرب ليل بت أشرب صرفها

    مع شادن المي المباسم أبلجا

    For many a night I have spent drinking it unmixed,

    with a young gazelle, dusky-lipped and radiant.

  5. وكأنها في فيه لما أغربت

    شمس النهار تغيب في بدر الدجا

    And as it set within his mouth, it was like

    the sun of day setting in the full moon of night.