وَمُعَذَّلٍ هَجَرَ اللِئامُ حَديثَهُ

مُتَعالَمٍ بِفُتُوَّةٍ وَمُزاحِ

Mu'adh left the mean behind, his discourse

A gallant wit, of noble bearing and jest.

نازَعَتهُ الرَيحانَ في نَفَسِ الضُحى

وَسَماعِ عامِلَةِ اليَدَينِ رَداحِ

The breeze disputed with the radiant morn

The clatter of the working hands' unrest,

وَزُجاجَةٍ لِلشَربِ فيها مَقنَعٌ

قُرِنَت بِأَزهَرَ كَالغَزالِ مُباحِ

A goblet with a little to content

Paired with a flower like a roe-deer dressed.

سَلِسٍ بِلَيِّنَةِ المَذاقِ رَقيقَةٍ

كَالدَمعِ تَخلِطُ لينَها بِجِماحِ

Smooth, with a flavour delicate and pure

As tears that mingle limpidly in zest,

وَرُضابِ ذي أَشَرٍ أَغَرَّ كَأَنَّما

غُبِقَت مَشارِبُهُ مِنَ التُفّاحِ

The reddening juice that makes the feaster like

Apples suffused with freshness manifest,

خَوَدٍ إِذا جَنَحَ الظَلامُ فَإِنَّها

تَكفي المُؤانِسَ فَقدَةَ المِصباحِ

A cheek, that when night dons her cloak, avails

To recompense the comrade for the lamp's arrest.