TO A FEMALE CUP-BEARER[36]

(BY ABU AL SALAM)

Come, Leila, fill the goblet up,

Beach round the rosy wine,

Think not that we will take the cup

From any hand but thine.

A draught like this 'twere vain to seek,

No grape can such supply;

It steals its tint from Leila's cheek,

Its brightness from her eye.

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