1. وكأسٍ وندمان وساقٍ وقيْنة

    أقمتُ بهم رسْمَ السرور المعجَّلِ

    And a cup, a drinking companion, a cupbearer, and a singing girl—

    With them I celebrated the rites of immediate joy,

  2. لدى ظلِّ أغصان تساقط نَوْرها

    بتجميشِ أنفاسِ الصَبا فوق جدولِ

    In the shade of boughs whose blossoms fell

    At the playful caress of the east wind’s breaths, above a stream,

  3. تساقط وشْيٍ عبقريّ مكفّر

    يُغلل في أقطار ثوبٍ مُصَنْدَلِ

    Like the fall of exquisite, camphor-scented embroidery,

    Anointed with rich perfume along the edges of a sandalwood-scented robe.