1. لقد أتى العبد أمراً واضحاً حسناً

    أهدى هناباً لأن البعض منه هنا

    The servant has indeed performed a deed both clear and fine.

    He gave a goblet, for part of it is here.

  2. قد أحكمته يدا صناعه فغدا

    يستوقف الطرف حسناً أن يرى وسنا

    Its craftsman's two hands have perfected it, so it came to

    arrest the gaze with its beauty, lest the eye appear drowsy.

  3. تشف أحشاؤه عما تضمنه

    فيكسب العين منه بهجةً وسنا

    Its innards are transparent, revealing what it contains,

    and so the eye gains from it delight and radiance.

  4. لو حاكمته أواني ذا الأوان إلى

    قاضٍ لقال أنا من خيرهن إنا

    If the vessels of this age brought it before

    a judge, it would say, 'I am among their finest vessels.'