وَفِتيانِ أُنسٍ أَقسَموا أَن يُبَدِّدوا

جُيوشَ الدُجى ما بَينَ أُنسٍ وَأَفراحِ

Youthful friends swore to dispel

The armies of gloom between joy and delight

فَهُبّوا إِلى خَمّارَةٍ قيلَ إِنَّها

قَعيدَةُ خَمرٍ تَمزُجُ الروحَ بِالراحِ

So they hastened to a tavern, it was said

It is a resting place for wine that blends the soul with ease

وَقالوا لَها إِنّا أَتَينا عَلى ظَماً

نُحاوِلُ وِردَ الراحِ رَغماً عَنِ اللاحي

And they said we have come determined

To attain comfort despite the flashing swords

فَقامَت وَفي أَجفانِها كَسَلُ الكَرى

وَفي رِدفِها وَاِستَعرَضَت جَيشَ أَقداحِ

She rose with weariness in her eyelids

And on her hips she paraded an army of goblets