كَم سُرورٍ زُرِعتُ بَينَ النَدامى
وَهُمومٌ طَرَدتُ بَينَ الكُؤوسِ
How much joy have I sown among boon companions,
and how many cares have I chased away amid the cups!
وَتَلوحُ النُجومُ في ظُلمَةِ اللَي
لِ كَعاجٍ يَلوحُ في آبُنوسِ
And the stars gleam in the darkness of the ni—
—ght, like ivory gleaming in ebony.
Sol 5.6