1. تَعللتُ ريقاً يطردُ النومَ بردُهُ

    ويشفي القلوبَ الحائمات الصواديا

    I took solace in saliva whose coolness drives sleep away,

    and heals the hovering, thirst-parched hearts.

  2. وهل ثَغَبٌ حصباؤه مثلُ ثغرِها

    يصادَفُ إلا طَيِّبَ الطعمِ صافيا

    And is a pool whose pebbles resemble her teeth

    ever found to be anything but sweet-tasting and clear?