1. هاتهِ الكأسُ الّتي ناوَلَني

    رَشأٌ في فيهِ كأسٌ أروقُ

    This is the cup that was handed to me

    By a young gazelle whose mouth holds a clearer cup.

  2. مَن رَأى طرّتهُ في دجيةٍ

    حارَ لولا بدرُ وجهٍ مشرقِ

    Whoever saw his forelock in deep darkness

    Would be bewildered, but for the full moon of a radiant face.

  3. وَإِذا أرنى لصبّ لحظهُ

    قالَ وا قلباهُ سهمٌ يرشقُ

    And when his glance fixes on a lovesick lover,

    He says, “Alas, my heart! An arrow strikes!”