1. راق الرياض بزهره وبزهوه

    فتحيرت في معجب بل معوز

    It outshone the gardens with its bloom and splendor;

    so I was bewildered by a marvel—nay, something beyond my grasp.

  2. عاقرت من طرب عليه عقارة

    صفراء تعزى للنحول واعتزي

    In delight at it, I drank a wine,

    yellow, traced to wasting—a lineage I too claim.

  3. لكن تميز في الكؤوس بنورها

    وبهائها وبقيت غير مميز

    Yet in the cups it stood out through its light

    and brilliance, while I remained undiscerning.