1. لما اصطبحت وعينُ اللهوِ ترمقي

    قد لاح لي باكراً في ثوبِ بذلتهِ

    When I drank my morning wine, while revelry’s eye watched me,

    he appeared to me early, in his everyday garb.

  2. ناديتُ فتحاً وبشرتُ المدامَ به

    لما تخلص من مكروهِ علتهِ

    I called out to Fatḥ and brought the wine glad tidings of him,

    when he was freed from the distress of his illness.

  3. ذبُّ الفتى عن حريمِ الراح مكرمةٌ

    إذا رآه امرؤٌ ضداً لنحلته

    A young man’s defense of wine’s sanctuary is a noble deed,

    when a man regards him as an opponent of his creed.

  4. فاعجل إلينا وعجِّل بالسرور لنا

    وخالس الدهر في أوقات غفلتهِ

    So hasten to us, and bring us joy without delay,

    and catch Time unawares in its moments of inattention.