1. للأمير الجليل لا

    حط من نبل قدره

    The illustrious emir has—may no

    diminution touch his noble standing—

  2. قهوةٌ أشبهت سجا

    ياه في كل أمره

    a wine resembling his quali-

    ties in every regard,

  3. ذات صفوٍ كوده

    ونسيمٍ كنشرهِ

    clear as his affection,

    and fragrant as his renown.

  4. فشربنا بحمده

    وانتقلنا بشكرهِ

    So we drank, praising him,

    and ate sweetmeats, thanking him,

  5. وسمعنا غرائباً

    من أفانين شعرهِ

    and heard marvels

    from the varied forms of his verse,

  6. فكأنا في الخلد نر

    تع في طيب زهره

    as though in Paradise we were revel-

    ling amid the fragrance of its blossoms.