1. دعِ الكأسَ مِنْ نقشِها

    فصافٍ بصافٍ أحبْ

    Leave the cup unengraved;

    for clear wine in clear glass is dearer.

  2. إذا ذهبتْ بالطلا

    فقد طُليتْ بالذهبْ

    When it is gilded with wine,

    it has indeed been coated with gold.