1. وَغَيثٍ دَرورِ المُقلَتَينِ كَأَنَّما

    مَدامِعُهُ فَوقَ الثَرى لُؤلُؤٌ أَثرى

    And a raincloud, its two eyes streaming, as though

    Its tears upon the soil were pearls that enriched it.

  2. شَرِبتُ عَلَيهِ قَهوَةً بابِلِيَّةً

    هِيَ الخَمرُ أَو عودٌ تُناوِلُهُ جَمرا

    During it I drank Babylonian wine—

    Wine it is, or aloeswood you feed with embers.