كَأَنَّما التُفاحُ لَمّا بَدا

يَرفُلُ في أَثوابِهِ الحُمرِ

The apple, when it appeared,

Seemed to revel in its red clothes,

شَهدٌ بِماءِ الوَردِ مُستَودَعٌ

في أُكَرٍ مِن جامِدِ الخَمرِ

Containing rosewater in its substance,

In a crystal of solidified wine.

كَأَنَّنا حينَ نُحَيّا بِهِ

نَستَنشِقُ النَدَّ مِنَ الخَمرِ

When we are refreshed by it,

We inhale dew from the wine.