1. صِف مِراحا إِن كُنت تَهوى مِراحا

    صِفَةً تُعقِب الحَليمَ مزاحا

    Describe Mirāḥ, if you love Mirāḥ,

    With a description that makes the level-headed man jest:

  2. دُرّةً حَيثُما أُديرَت أَضاءَت

    وَمَشَمّا من حَيثُما شُمَّ فاحا

    A pearl that shines wherever it is turned,

    And a fragrant thing, exuding scent from wherever it is smelled;

  3. وَرَداحٌ قالَ الإِله لَها كو

    ني فَكانَت رُوحا وَرَوحا وَراحا

    And a full-hipped woman, to whom God said, “Be—

    —!” So she became spirit, solace, and wine.