1. وافت به غفلة الرَّقيب

    والنجم قد مال للغروبِ

    The watcher's inattention brought him,

    And the star had inclined toward setting.

  2. نشوان قد هزَّت الحميَّا

    منه قضيباً على كثيبِ

    Tipsy, wine's fire had swayed

    A bough in him atop a sand dune.

  3. يعثر في ذيله فيحكي

    عثرة عينيه في القلوبِ

    He stumbles over his hem, echoing

    His eyes' stumbling within hearts.

  4. والله لو نالت الثُّريا

    ما نال من بهجةٍ وطيبِ

    By God, had the Pleiades attained

    The splendor and sweetness he attained,

  5. دنا إليها الهلال حتى

    قبَّل في كفها الخضيبِ

    The crescent moon would have drawn near to her until

    It kissed her henna-dyed palm.