1. نَسيمٌ كَالرِضا مِن حَيثُ وافى

    تَلَقّاهُ نَدى كَالإِعتِذارِ

    A breeze like contentment, wherever it came,

    was greeted by dew like an apology.

  2. وَأَطيارٌ فَواخِتُها تُغَنّي

    عَلى زَمرِ القَماري في القِماري

    And birds—their ringdoves sing

    to the turtledoves’ piping among the aloeswood trees.

  3. فَقُم هاتِ الَّتي تُبدي حَبابا

    فَتَحسَبُهُ لُجَينا في نُضارِ

    So rise; bring the wine that shows its froth,

    so you would take it for silver in gold.

  4. فَعَزمي أَن أَموتَ اليَومَ سَكراً

    إِذا بَلَغَ الهَزارُ إِلى الهَزارِ

    For I am resolved to die drunk today,

    when the nightingale reaches a thousand notes.