دعوتُ بماءٍ في اِناءٍ فجاءني

غلامٌ بها صرفاً فأوسعتُه زَجْرا

I called for water in a vessel, so a boy

Brought it to me pure, and I chided him

فقالَهو الماءُ القَراحُ واِنَّما

تجلَّى لها خدَّي فأوهمكَ الخَمْرا

Sternly. But he said, “It is limpid rain-water;

My ruddy cheeks made you think it was wine.”