1. Arise, my friend, and gather life's pleasures before they fade away
The sons of obscurity, from the tribe of Shayban.

2. Do not heed the urging of one with tainted garb
To cast off your inhibitions when vigilance is called for.

3. Do you not see, when the cupbearer calls out to the revelers
They flock to him eagerly, both horse and rider?

4. If he says "Drink!" their joy is in obeying
His command, for so proof has shown.

5. A people who pursue their own desires
Are beyond reproach, though scorned by others.

6. They seek no redress from tyrannical rulers,
Nor return good for the evil done by the wicked.

7. Time has sworn that no human eye has seen
The likes of them among all men.

8. Meek when content, but stirred to rage
They take up both spear and sword.