بالله يا مشبِهةَ الخمرِ

لوناً ويا أضوأَ من بدرِ

By God, O you who resemble wine

In color, and O brighter than the full moon

رُدِّي فؤادي حَسْبُه بعضُ ما

سقَتْه عيناكِ من السحر

Return my heart some of what

Your eyes have made it drink of magic

صُنْتُكِ عن لحظِيَ يا من غدت

تكاد من رقَّتها تجري

I have protected you from my gaze, O you who has become

So delicate you seem to flow

عِقدك هذا الجوهر المحض أم

ثغرك نَظَّمِت على النحر

Is this pure gem your necklace, or

Your mouth arranged on a string of pearls?