1. اِشرَب عَلى فَحمٍ مَن تَحتهِ لَهَبٌ

    كَأَنَّهُ سَبَجٌ مِن تَحتِهِ ذَهَبُ

    Drink beside charcoal with a flame beneath it,

    As though it were jet with gold beneath it.

  2. جاءَ الغُلامُ بِهِ وَالقُرُّ يَنقُضُنا

    عِندَ الصَباحِ فَكِدنا مِنهُ نَلتَهِبُ

    The boy brought it while the bitter cold shook us,

    At dawn, and we nearly caught fire from it—

  3. مِن قَبلُ يُضحي خَلوقاً مِسكُهُ وَيُرى

    شَقيقُهُ يا سَميناً حينَ يَنتَقِبُ

    Before its musk becomes saffron perfume, and one sees

    Its anemone as jasmine when it veils itself.