اِخضَرَّ شارِبُهُ وَريقَتُه غَدت

تُحيي لِشارِبها بقَرْقَفِها العَطِرْ

Its drinker's mouth and saliva turned green,

Refreshing its drinker with its fragrant cup.

لَو لَم يَكُنْ ماءُ الحَياةِ بِثَغرهِ

ما كانَ قيلَ بِأَنّ شاربَه الخَضِرْ

Had the water of life not been at his lips,

It would not have been said that its drinker was green.