1. When you deny virtue, you remain thirsty for vain pleasures,
Seeking illusion to quench your thirst.

2. Had you considered the matter, wisdom would have given you
The taste to differentiate the unlawful from the lawful.

3. And you would have seen that whoever seeks these pleasures
Will suffer the calamities of time.

4. And you would have known that if you follow the paths
Of temptation, shackles will pursue you.

5. Whether prosperous or destitute, your life remains the same
No matter how you ponder its outcomes.

6. She is a tattered harlot, unfit for the wise,
Who chose her deceit over their counsel.

7. So beware the seduction of her sons, for it is
Idolatry, and the seduced are trapped in her ropes.