1. البَرقُ في مُبتَسَمِه

    وَالخَمرُ في مُلتَثَمِه

    Lightning is in his smile,

    And wine is on his lips;

  2. وَوَجهُهُ في شَعرِهِ

    كَقَمَرٍ في ظُلَمِه

    And his face amid his hair

    Is like a moon amid its darkness.

  3. نامَ رَقيبي سَكَراً

    يَحرُسُني في حُلُمِه

    My watcher fell asleep, drunk,

    Guarding me in his dream;

  4. وَباتَ مَن أَهوى مَعي

    يُذيقُني ريقَ فَمِه

    And the one I love spent the night with me,

    Letting me taste the saliva of his mouth.