قَامَ يَسْعَى لَيْلاً بِكَأْسِ الحُميَّا

شَادِنٌ أَحْوَر جَميلُ المُحَيَّا

He arose to walk at night with a cup of wine,

Graceful, dark-lipped, and beautiful of countenance.

بَدْرُ عِزٍّ في كَفِّهِ شَمْسُ رَاحٍ

نُقِّطَتْ مِنْ حَبابِهَا بِالثُّريَّا

The full moon is in his hand, a sun of pleasure,

Speckled with the Pleiades through its bubbles.

مَلَكَ القَلْبَ مِنْهُ ظُرْفٌ وَطَرْفٌ

وَضَعِيفانِ يَغْلِبانِ وقَوِيّا

He has taken possession of the heart with his charm and his glance,

Yet a weak conqueror overcomes a strong one.