1. أَلا رُبَّ خَمّارٍ طَرَقتُ تَعَسُّفاً

    عَلى جُرشُعٍ سامي التَليلِ عَمَرَّدِ

    Ah, many a wine-seller I visited by night, venturing recklessly,

    Upon a massive mount, lofty-necked and tall,

  2. وَقَد لاحَ لِأَلاءُ الصَباحِ كَصارِمٍ

    عَلى قِمَّةِ اللَيلِ البَهيمِ مُجَرَّدِ

    While dawn’s radiance gleamed like a keen sword,

    Unsheathed above the crest of pitch-black night.

  3. فَقامَ وَقَد أَقلَقتُهُ مِن مِنامِهِ

    إِلى البابِ يَمشي كَالَسيرِ المُقَيَّدِ

    So he rose—I had roused him from his sleep—

    Toward the door, walking like a fettered captive.