وحامِلَةٍ راحَاً على راحَةِ اليَدِ

مُوَرَّدةٍ تَسْعَى بِلَوْنٍ مُوَرَّدِ

Bearing perfume on the palm of a hand,

Clad in purple hastening with the hue of purple,

متَى ما تَرَى الإبْريقَ لِلْكأسِ راكِعاً

تُصلِّي لَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ طُهْرٍ وَتَسجُدِ

Whenever she sees the wine-ewer bow down to the goblet,

She prays to it without ablution or prostration.

على ياسَمينٍ كاللُّجينِ ونَرْجِسٍ

كأَقْراطِ دُرٍّ في قَضيبِ زَبَرْجَدِ

With jasmine like smooth cream and narcissi

Like pendants of pearls on a rod of chrysolite.

بِتلْكَ وهذي فَالهُ لَيْلكَ كُلَّهُ

وعَنْها فَسَلْ لا تَسْألِ النَّاسَ عَنْ غَدِ

With this and that one bless your night completely,

And ask no more of people about the morrow.

سَتُبدي لكَ الأيّامُ ما كُنتَ جاهِلاً

وَيأتِيك بِالأَخْبَارِ مَنْ لَمْ تُزَوّدِ

The days will reveal to you what you were ignorant of,

And those you did not provision will bring you news.