1. وَوَرْدِيَّةٍ في اللوْن والفَوْحِ شُعشِعَتْ

    فأبدتْ نجوماً في شُعاعٍ من الشمسِ

    And a wine, rose-like in hue and scent, was diluted,

    so it revealed stars within a ray of sunlight.

  2. نفيتُ همومَ النفس منها بشربةٍ

    دَبيبُ حُمَيَّاها يَرِقُّ عَنِ الحسِّ

    I banished the soul’s cares with a draught of it;

    its intoxication creeps in too subtly for the senses.

  3. كأن يدي من فضّةٍ فإذا حَوَتْ

    زجاجتَهَا عادت مُذَهَّبَةَ الخمسِ

    My hand seemed made of silver; then, when it held

    its glass, all five fingers became gilded.