وكأسٍ من اللَّيل مَخلُوقَة

تَبدَّت من التِّبر فيها نُجوم

A cup made of the night appeared,

Stars within it shone from amber clear,

تضمَّنَ باطِنُها قَهوَةً

إذا مَردَ الهمُّ فضَّت رُجوم

Its depths with coffee were imbued,

When cares would come, their darts it speared.