Claude 2

  1. وَحانَةٍ بِالعَلثِ وَسطَ السوقِ

    نَزَلتُها وَصارِمي رَفيقي

    A tavern amidst the filth in the middle of the market

    I entered with my companion as my friend

  2. عَلى غلامٍ من بَني الخَليقِ

    بِكُلِّ فِعلٍ حَسَنٍ خَليق

    A lad from the good people

    With every beautiful deed well-mannered

  3. فَجاءَ بِالجام وَبِالإِبريقِ

    أَما رَأَيتَ قِطَعَ العَقيقِ

    He brought the cup and the ewer

    Have you not seen the pieces of carnelian

  4. أَما رَأَيتَ شِقَقَ البُروقِ

    أَما شَمَمتَ نَكهَةَ المَعشوقِ

    Have you not seen the clefts of lightning

    Have you not smelled the scent of the beloved

  5. ما أَحسَنَ الأَيّامَ بِالصَديقِ

    عَلى صَبوحٍ وَعَلى غَبوقِ

    How beautiful are the days with a friend

    In the mornings and in the evenings

  6. إِن لَم يَحُل ذاكَ إِلى التَفريقِ

    If that does not lead to separation