وقهوة كالعقيق صافية

يطير في كأسها لها شرر

Coffee like pure garnet

And a wine, pure as carnelian,

Sparks flying in its cup

Whose sparks take flight within its cup,

زوجتها الماء كي تذلَّ له

فامتعضت حين مسَّها الذكر

Water wed it to bend to it

I wedded her to water so she might yield to him,

So it recoiled when memory touched it

Yet she grew indignant when touched by the male,

كذلك البكر عند خلوتها

يظهر منها الحياء والخفر

Likewise a virgin in her solitude

Just as a virgin in her seclusion,

Modesty and shyness show in her

Displays her modesty and bashfulness.