وَلَيْلَةٍ بِضِيَاءِ الْكَأسِ لامِعَةٍ

أَدْرَكْتُ بِاللَّهْوِ فِيها كُلَّ مُقْتَرَحِ

And a night with the brilliance of a shining cup

I attained in its pleasures all I sought

أَحْيَيْتُهَا بَعْدَمَا نَامَ الْخَلِيُّ بِهَا

بِغَادَةٍ لَوْ رَأَتْهَا الشَّمْسُ لَمْ تَلُحِ

I revived it after slumber claimed it

With a maiden - had the sun seen her it would not have risen

فَلَوْ تَأَمَّلْتَنِي وَالْكَأْسُ دَائِرَةٌ

لَخِلْتَنِي مَلِكاً يَخْتَالُ مِنْ مَرَحِ

So if you considered me with the cup going round

You'd think me a boastful king in revelry

وَكَيْفَ لا تَبْلُغُ الأَفْلاكَ مَنْزِلَتِي

والْبَدْرُ في مَجْلِسِي والشَّمْسُ فِي قَدَحِي

And how could I not reach the celestial spheres

With the moon in my gathering and the sun in my cup