1. When I sense a worry approaching,
I hasten to cut off its path with pleasures,
١. إنِّي إذا آنست همًّا طارقاً
عاجلت باللّذَّات قطع طريقه
2. And I recall the words of the beloved and his cup,
So I delight between his new and old.
٢. وذكرت ألفاظ الحبيب وكأسه
فنعمتُ بين حديثه وعتيقه