1. سقاني كأسه سحراً بوقتٍ

    وكان صبوحنا في يوم سبت

    At an hour before dawn, he gave me his cup to drink,

    and our morning drinking was on a Saturday:

  2. غلامٌ أعجمي فيه ظرفٌ

    وحذقٌ بالتلطف والتأتي

    a non-Arab youth, endowed with charm

    and skill in gentleness and tact.

  3. سقاني دو وسا وازددت منها

    على سكري وصبحني بهفت

    He gave me two and three cups, and I drank more of it,

    adding to my drunkenness; he served me seven at dawn.

  4. فلما نمت قام وقال بروا

    لمن حولي خوى خاني بجفت

    When I fell asleep, he rose and said, “Go!”

    to those around me: “khwī khānī, in pairs” [Persian partly unclear].

  5. وفي باب آسته زغبٌ لطافٌ

    ملاحٌ مثل ورد الزاد رخت

    At the entrance to his arse was delicate down,

    lovely as the blossoms of the āzādrakht tree.

  6. ولكن كان لا يقوى لشؤمي

    وخذلاني به سواد بختي

    But, to my misfortune, he was not strong enough,

    my black luck failing me with him.

  7. فشدقت الصبي فدته نفسي

    بدوديكي وتيمردم درست

    So I split the youth open—may my soul ransom him—

    with “dūdīkī” and “tīmardam durust” [Persian meaning uncertain].

  8. وكان من استه كالبنت بكراً

    مخدرة الخرا ففتحت بنتي

    In his arse he was a virgin, like a girl,

    secluded in shit; so I breached my girl,

  9. كما فتحت وحد السيف يدمي

    من الأعناق قلعة اردمشت

    as was breached—while the sword’s edge drew blood

    from necks—the fortress of Ardamusht.