جُنْحُ الدُّجَى مِنْ شَعْرِهِ يَجْنَحُ
أَوْ مِنْ ثَنَايَا ثَغْرِهِ يُصْبِحُ
Nightfall descends from his hair,
or turns to dawn from the front teeth of his mouth.
عَجِبْتُ مِنْ بَرْدِ لمَاهُ وَفِي
قَلْبِيَ مِنْهُ لَهَبٌ يَلْفَحُ
I marvel at the coolness of his dusky lips, while in
my heart there burns a searing flame from him.
إِشْرَبْ عَلى نَرْجِسِ أَجْفَانِهِ
خَمْراً بِهِ أَلْحَاظُهُ تَسْمَحُ
Drink, gazing upon the narcissus of his eyelids,
wine that his glances freely bestow.
وَلاَ تَقُلْ أَلوَرْدُ ضَيْفٌ أَمَا
فِي وَجْنَتِيهِ الوَدرْدُ لاَ يَبْرَحُ
And do not say, 'The rose is a guest'; surely
upon his cheeks the rose never departs.
يَا صَاحِ هَلْ صَحَّ لَنَا مَا رَوىَ
عَنِ الصِّحَاحِ الطَّائِرُ المُفْصِحُ
O friend, has that proved true for us which was related
from authentic reports by the eloquent bird?
فإِنَّ فِي الأُفْقِ أَرَى لُجَّةً
لِلشُّهْبِ فِيهَا لُؤْلُوٌ يَسْبَحُ
For on the horizon I see a deep sea,
where pearls of shooting stars swim.
Sol 6.1