بها غيرَ مَعْذُولٍ فَداوِ خُمَارَهَا

وَصِلْ بِعَشِيّاتِ الغَبوقِ ابْتِكارَهَا

With unmatched grace, offer your veil as ransom

And reach out to create your wonders at dusk's fall

وَنَلْ مِنْ عَظيمِ الوِزْرِ كُلَّ عَظيمةٍ

إِذا ذُكِرَتْ خافَ الحَفيظانِ نَارَهَا

Attain from bearing heavy burdens, every great woman

When mentioned, the two guardians dread her fire

وقُمْ أَنْتَ فاحْثُثْ كَأْسَها غَيْرَ صاغِرٍ

ولا تَسْقِ إِلاَّ خَمْرَها وَعُقَارَهَا

So stand, and stir her cup without humbling yourself

And only pour her wine and its essence

فقامَ تكادُ الكَأْسُ تَحْرِقُ كَفّهُ

مِنَ الشّمْسِ أَوْ مِنْ وَجْنَتَيْهِ اسْتَعَارَهَا

So he stood, the cup nearly burnt his palm

From the sun or from the flush of his cheeks it borrowed its heat

ظَلْلِنا بأَيدينا نُتَعْتِعُ رُوحَها

فَتأْخُذُ مِنْ أَقْدامِنَا الرَّاحُ ثَارَهَا

Our shade, with our hands we disturb its spirit

So the wind takes from our feet its revenge

مُوَرَّدةٌ مِنْ كَفِّ ظَبْيٍ كأنّما

تَناوَلَها مِنْ خَدِّهِ فَأدَارَها

Crimson from the palm of a gazelle, as if

He took it from his cheek and turned it around