1. أنَا للِنَّدَامَى نُزهَة المُستمتعِ

    تَبدُو نُجُومُ سُعُودِهِم في مَطلعِ

    For drinking companions, I am a pleasure-seeker's delight.

    The stars of their good fortune appear on the horizon.

  2. ما بيَّ مَوضِعُ لحظَةٍ إِلاّ احتَوَى

    نَقلاً فلِي في النَّفسِ أكرَمُ مَوضِعِ

    No spot on me where a glance falls fails to hold

    Snacks; thus mine is the most honored place in the soul.

  3. أنا مُستَطِيلُ الشَّكلِ إِلاّ أنَّني

    قُسِّمتُ بَينَ مُسَدَّسٍ وَمُرَبَّعِ

    I am oblong in shape, yet I

    Have been divided into hexagonal and square sections.

  4. فَمَتَى أكُن والأقحوانُ بِمَجلسٍ

    لم يُؤثِرِ النُّدَماءُ إِلاّ مَوضِعي

    So whenever the chrysanthemum and I are at a gathering,

    The drinking companions prefer no place but mine.

  5. الفَضلُ لِي وَإِن اشتَبَهنَا مَنصِباً

    وَكَفَى بِأنِّي مِن ذَوَاتش الأربَعِ

    The advantage is mine, even if we are alike in station,

    And it suffices that I am one of those with four legs.