وَأَغَرَّ إِنْ عَذَرَ الوَرَى

في حُبِّهِ عَذَلَ الحِجى

He tempted me, though the people reproached his love,

And blamed me for loving him beyond all reason.

وَرَقِيبُهُ في نَاظِري

يَ قَذىً وَفي صَدْري شَجَى

My watcher spied on me, his gaze like spears in my eyes,

His love like fire burning my heart.

أَهْوَى إِلَيَّ بِكَأْسِهِ

كَاَلجَمْرِ حِينَ تَأَجَجَّا

He offered me his cup, glowing like embers,

While darkest night still cloaked the land.

وَاللَّيْلُ أَسْحَمُ لَمْ يَكَدْ

سِرْبَالُهُ أَنْ يُنْهِجَا

Dawn began to glimmer, its hem just lifting,

The palace unveiled by the morning's brilliance,

فَافْتَرَّ عَنْ قِصَر أَهَا

بَ بِفَجْرِهِ فَتَبَلَّجَا

Like a ray of dawn grasping night's dark tresses.

وَكَأَنَّ طُرَّةً صُبْحِهِ

لِيثَتْ بِناصِيَةِ الدُّجَى