كأن أباريقَ المُدام لديهم

ظباءٌ بأعلى الرقمتين قيامُ

As if the wine jugs near them

Are does standing tall on delicate legs

وقد شربوا حتى كأن رقابهم

من اللين لم تُخلق لهنَّ عظامُ

They drank until their necks

Were so limp, bones were no longer meant for them