1. حَمراءُ إِذ ما نَديمي قامَ يَكرَعُها

    أخشَى عَلَيهِ من اللاَلأءِ يحتَرقُ

    Red wine—whenever my drinking companion rises to quaff it,

    I fear for him, lest he burn from its brilliance.

  2. لو رامَ يَحِلفُ أَنَّ الشَّمسَ ما غَرَبت

    في فيه كَذَّبهُ من وَجههِ الشَّفقُ

    Were he to swear that the sun had not set

    In his mouth, the twilight glow upon his face would belie him.