1. صُبحاً وَرد الوردُ يُرى عَرضَ الجَيش

    فالزمه يُفِدكَ بَسطُه طيبَ العَيش

    At morn the rose came, to be shown the army’s review;

    So cling to it: its unfolding will bring you the sweetness of life.

  2. هَذي الجَمَراتُ مِن بَني الأَصفر إِن

    وافَينَ وَأهدَرنَ دمَ الزِقِّ فأيش

    These embers are from Banū al-Aṣfar—if

    They arrive and spill the wineskin’s blood, so what?