As offering to the Caliph. This present from me;
And say: ‘No other wealth on earth do I possess.
To Arabs of the desert, water’s happiness!
The Caliph’s treasury is full of gems and gold;
A pot of water such as this, its coffers do not hold!465
What is this pot? It is an emblem of our lives!
The water in it, matchless virtue of our wives!
Accept, then, gracious prince, this little pot from me;
And out of all God’s gifts repay its value, free!’
That pot’s five lips are emblems of our senses. Sure!