قلت لصحب زارهم شادنٌ
كأنه الغصن إذا ماسا
I asked friends who visited them at dawn
As though he were a branch swaying
هل طاف بالكأس فقالوا نعم
وكاس لما شرب الكاسا
Did he pass the cup around and they said yes
Yet no cup when he who sipped has sipped
قلت لصحب زارهم شادنٌ
كأنه الغصن إذا ماسا
I asked friends who visited them at dawn
As though he were a branch swaying
هل طاف بالكأس فقالوا نعم
وكاس لما شرب الكاسا
Did he pass the cup around and they said yes
Yet no cup when he who sipped has sipped