1. قَد آنَ أَن تَصحُوَ أَو تُقصِر

    وقَد أَتَى لِمَا عَهِدتَ عُصُر

    It is time for you to sober up or desist—

    And a long time has passed since what you knew—

  2. عَن مُبرِقاتٍ بالبُرينَ وتَب

    دُو بالأَكُفِّ الَّلامعِاتِ سُوُر

    From women glittering with anklets; and

    Bracelets appear upon their gleaming hands.

  3. بِيضٌ عليهنَّ الدِّمَقسُ وبِال

    أَعناقِ مِن تَحتِ الأَكُفَّةِ دُر

    Fair women clad in silk, and about their

    Necks, beneath the garment borders, pearls.