وَباتَ يُحَيّيني عَلى رَغمِ كاشِحٍ

بِما لَم أَكُن لَولا الرِضا أَتَمَنّاهُ

Despite the frowns of the blamer

He came to greet me with what I, without consent, never hoped for

بِخِمرَينِ خِمرٍ فَوقَ وَردَةِ خَدِّهِ

يَرِقُّ وَخَمرٍ في أَقاحِ ثَناياهُ

With two goblets atop his rosy cheek

That blushed like the ruby in the folds of his neck

فَوَلّى ضِياءُ الصُبحِ مِن خَوفِ فَرعِهِ

وَوَلّى ظَلامُ اللَيلِ خَوفَ مُحَيّاهُ

The morning light receded in awe of his radiance

And the darkness of night receded in awe of his glow

وَقَد غِبتُ مِن فَرطِ السُرورِ بِقُربِهِ

كَأَنّي ما أَلقاهُ لَيلَةَ أَلقاهُ

I became oblivious from excessive joy in his nearness

As if I did not meet him the night we met

وَقَبَّلتُهُ عَن أَن يَفوهُ بِعَتبِهِ

وَأَجلَلتُهُ عَن أَن أَبوحَ بِشَكواهُ

I kissed him before he could voice his reproach

And revered him before I could hear his complaint

إِذا اِهتَزَّ في حَلي وَقَبَّلَ ثَغرَهُ

مُحِبٌّ فَسُقياهُ سَقاهُ وَغَنّاهُ

When he quivered on my chest and kissed his lips

A lover, I quenched his thirst, slaked him, and sang to him