1. ما القاشُ إِلّا فَلَكٌ

    غُدرانُهُ غُيومُهُ

    Al-Qash is nothing but a celestial sphere:

    its pools are its clouds,

  2. بَهارُهُ شُموسُهُ

    نَرجِسُهُ نُجومُهُ

    its oxeye flowers are its suns,

    its narcissi are its stars.

  3. فَهاتِ ما تُكرِمُنا

    مِنها بِهِ كَرومُهُ

    So bring what we are graciously given

    of wine by its vines;

  4. فَماءُ وَردي قَطرُهُ

    وَعَنبَري نَسيمُهُ

    for its rain is my rosewater,

    and its breeze is my ambergris.