وَمِنْ مَلِيحِ الذَّنُوبِ إِنْ ذُكَرِتْ

لَثْمِيَ فَاهُ وَرَشْفُ رِيقَتِهِ

When the sweet sins, if mentioned,

Are my kisses and sips of his saliva

فِي ثَوْبِ لَيْلٍ أَبْلَيْتُ جِدَّتَهُ

وَجادَ لِي سَيْرُهُ بِزَوْرَتِهِ

In the dress of a night whose virginity I took

And his company freely gave with its secrets

فَصِرْتُ بِالَّليْلِ ذَا مَؤَانَسَةٍ

أَشْكُرُ مَا عِشْتُ فَضْلَ نِعْمَتِهِ

So I became, by night, one who finds companionship

I thank what I lived for the grace of His bounty

وَأَعْطَتِ الرَّاحُ ما أُؤَمِّلَهُ

قُوَّةُ حُكْمِي وَضَعْفُ قُدْرَتِهِ

And relaxation gave what I wished for

The strength of my will and the weakness of his power

شُكْرِيَ وَقْفٌ عَلَى الْمُدامَة إِذْ

ذَلَّلَتِ الصَّعْبَ لِي بِسَكْرَتِهِ

My gratitude is for the wine when

It gentled the difficult for me with its intoxication