1. رَأَت مِنهُ عَيني مَنظَرَينِ كَما رَأَت

    مِنَ الشَمسِ وَالبَدرِ المُنيرِ عَلى الأَرضِ

    My eye beheld in him two sights, like those it beheld

    Of the sun and the radiant full moon upon the earth,

  2. عَشِيَّة حَيّاني بوَردٍ كَأَنَّهُ

    خُدودٌ أُضيفَت بَعضُهُن إِلى بَعضِ

    That evening he greeted me with roses, as though they were

    Cheeks joined one to another.

  3. وَنازَعَني كَأساً كَأَنَّ حُبابَها

    دُموعيَ لما صَدَّ عَن مُقلَتي غُمضي

    And he shared a cup with me, whose bubbles seemed

    My tears when sleep forsook my eye.

  4. وَراحَ وَفِعلُ الراحِ في حَرَكاتِهِ

    كَفِعل نَسيمِ الريحِ بِالغُصُنِ الغَضِّ

    And he departed, the wine's effect upon his movements

    Like the wind's gentle breath acting on a tender bough.