1. كَأْسٌ رَأَيْتُ لَهَا نِظَاماً مُونِقاً

    فَثَمِلْتُ قَبْلَ شُرَابِهَا بِالمَنْظَرِ

    A cup—I beheld its lovely design,

    And the sight intoxicated me before I drank from it.

  2. جَمَدَ الْحَبَابُ عَلَى حَوافِي ثَغْرِهَا

    فَتَتوَّجَتْ بِحَبَائِبٍ مِنْ سُكَّرِ

    The bubbles froze along the edges of its mouth,

    So it was crowned with little beads of sugar.