وَعَدتِ وَالخِلُّ مَوفِيٌّ لَهُ زُفَراً

بابنِ الغَمامِ مَشوباً بابنَةِ العِنَبِ

You promised, and the promise is kept by the cheek

With the son of clouds intermingled with the daughter of grapes

فَجئنَ يا ساقياتِ الخَمرِ صافيَةً

بِها قُبَيلَ اِبتِسامِ الفَجرِ عَن كَثَبِ

So come, O bearers of pure wine

With it, before the smile of dawn closely appears

فَإِنَّ دَغدَغَةَ الأَقداحِ مُهدِيَةٌ

إِليَّ تَعتَعَةً لِلسُّكرِ تَعبَثُ بي

For the tingling of cups is a gift

That leads me to the intoxication of drunkenness messing with me

وَأَنتِ يا عَلْوَ شيمي اللَّحظَ إِنَّ لَهُ

في القَلبِ وَقعَ شَبا المأثورَةِ القُضُبِ

And you, O sublime beauty, your glance indeed

Has struck in my heart wildly like a shooting star

ضَحِكتِ ثُمَّ بَكى الإِبريقُ مُنتَحِباً

فالرِّيقُ وَالثَّغرُ مِثلُ الرَّاحِ وَالحَبَبِ

The pitcher laughed then cried, grieving

For the saliva and mouth are like the wind and seeds

وَنَحنُ في رَوضَةٍ جَرَّ النَّسيمُ بِها

ذَيلاً بِهِ بَلَلٌ مِن أَدمُعِ السُّحُبِ

While we are in a garden, in which the breeze dragged

A tail laden with raindrops from the clouds

إِذا ذَكَرتُ بِها نَجداً وَساكِنَهُ

وَضَعتُ حُبوَةَ حِلمي في يَدِ الطَرَبِ

When I mention it, Najd and its dwellers

I place the bead of my dream in the hand of rapture