إذا شمَمتُ الغداةَ أفواها

من العذارى نشَقتُ أفواها

When at dawn I inhale their breath

I tear open the maidens' mouths

وإن رَشفتُ الرِّضابَ أسكرَني

كأن خمراً دَبّت حميَّاها

And if I sip the wine it intoxicates me

As if its fervor has crept into my mind

كم ناهدٍ كالملاكِ روَّعها

بأسي فقالت أستغفِرُ الله

How many fair ones like angels I startled

Who said "I seek refuge in Allah"

لكنّها عن فؤادها كشَفَت

إذ بيَدَيها غطّت محيّاها

But from their hearts they revealed

As their mouths they covered with their hands

وبعدَ ذلّي ودلِّها زمناً

قبَّلت فاها فاحمرَّ خدّاها

And after teasing and flirting for a while

I kissed her mouth and her cheek reddened

وبتُّ أرنو شوقاً ومن خجلٍ

تخشعُ عندَ التَّسليمِ عيناها

And I yearned and was shy

Her eyes lowered in submission

ما كان أشهى في اللَّثمِ زفرتها

وعند ضمِّي صيحتُها واها

Nothing was more delicious in the kiss

Than her moan when I pulled her close

في ألمِ الحبّ لذةٌ خلبت

قلبي وتحتَ السيوفِ أحلاها

In the pain of love is pleasure that captivated

My heart, and under the swords is its comfort