يا رُب كأس صاغها لي شادنٌ

نعم الصياغة في الزمان المعلم

O Lord, a cup shaped for me by Shadan

How skillfully made in this age, the craftsman!

فأخذتها كالتاج وهو مكلّلٌ

ورددتها مثل السوار بمعصم

I took it like a crown when it's adorned

And passed it on like a bracelet 'round the wrist