1. ومَقُرْطَقٍ جاء يَسْعى

    سَحراً زَفَّ الكؤوسا

    And one wearing a short tunic came hurrying,

    before dawn, ushering in the cups.

  2. يُشْبِهُ الظَبَى التفاتاً

    والغصنَ لِيْناً ومَيْساً

    He resembles the gazelle in his glances,

    and the branch in suppleness and sway.

  3. أتى بكأسٍ دهاق

    نُورُها فاقَ الشموسَا

    He came with a brimming cup,

    whose light outshone the suns.

  4. طوراً نمصّ لُماه

    وتارةَ الخندريسا

    At times we suck his lips,

    and at others, the aged wine.

  5. نأتي إليها طراباً

    مَقلينا والرموسَا

    We come to it enraptured,

    [Unclear word] and the graves.

  6. من تِيْهِنا قد أملْنَا

    أعطافنا والرؤوسا

    In our pride, we have tilted

    our sides and our heads.

  7. ذهبيةٌ بقيتْ مِنْ

    دهرِ فرعونَ وموسَى

    A golden wine, surviving from

    the age of Pharaoh and Moses.

  8. حَبَابها في إناها

    يصيرُ دُرّاً نَفِيْسا

    Its bubbles, within its vessel,

    become precious pearls.