أَمسى يُحَدِّثُني فَقُلتُ لِصاحِبي

أَمُحَدِّثٌ أَم مُحدِثٌ مِن فيهِ

Last night it conversed with me, so I said to my companion:

"Is it a talker, or is there talk coming from its mouth?"

يا وَيحَ رَيحانٍ نُحَيِّيهِ بِهِ

وَالوَيلُ لِلكَأسِ الَّتي نَسقيهِ

Oh, the fragrant basil we revive with it!

But woe to the cup we serve it in!