1. رَوِّني مِن سُلافَةِ الصَهباءِ

    فَهيَ تَروي مِن سائِرِ الأَدواءِ

    Slake my thirst with the purest tawny wine,

    for it brings relief from every ailment.

  2. وَاِسقِياني بَلِ اِشفِياني فَحِفظُ ال

    نَفسِ خَيرٌ مِن أَن أَموتَ بِدائي

    And give me drink—rather, heal me, for keeping the

    self alive is better than dying of my illness.

  3. إِن يَكُ شُربُها حَراماً عَلى النا

    سِ بِنَصِّ الكِتابِ وَالأَنباءِ

    If drinking it is forbidden to the peo-

    ple by the text of the Book and the reports,

  4. شُربُها لِلدَواءِ حِلٌّ لِباغيهِ

    قِياساً لَها عَلى المومِياءِ

    drinking it as medicine is lawful for whoever seeks it,

    by analogy with mumia.