1. وربَّ ضاربِ عودٍ كلما نَعَسَت

    عَينٌ لنا جاءَ منهُ طاردُ الوَسَنِ

    And many a lute-player, whenever drowsiness overtook

    an eye of ours, produced something to drive sleep away.

  2. تعوَّدت ريشةُ الطير التنقُّلَ فو

    ق العود من طيرها اذ كان في الغُصُنِ

    The bird's quill learned to move about over

    the lute from its bird, when it was among the branches.

  3. فَلا يزال لها في كفهِ ثُقَلٌ

    عَلى غُصَينات اوتارٍ بلا أُبَنِ

    So, in his palm, its weight remains

    upon the little twigs of strings, without knots.