1. وليلٍ قطعتُ دياجيرَهُ

    بعذراءَ حمراءَ كالأنجم

    And a night—I cut through its deep gloom

    With a red maiden, like the stars.

  2. أديرت كواكبُ أقداحها

    عليَّ فأغربتُها في فمي

    The stars of her goblets were passed around

    To me, and I made them set in my mouth.

  3. تجلَّى الظلامُ سريعاً بها

    كسرعةِ عَبْلِ الشَّوى أَدهم

    The darkness swiftly cleared through her,

    As swiftly as a stout-limbed black steed.

  4. يقولُ وقد مال عرنينُهُ

    ولونُ الدجى واضحُ المبسم

    It says, its nose tilted,

    While night's dark hue wears a gleaming smile:

  5. رأَيْتكَ تشربُ زُهرَ النجومِ

    فولَّيْتُ خوفاً على أنجمي

    “I saw you drinking the radiant stars,

    So I fled in fear for my stars.”