1. The pitcher did not heal my thirst
And the cup's draught was not a cure for my aching heart

2. The daughter of generosity does not fill a goblet
Without sipping it and letting it flow

3. Many a coffee drinker sips the brew
Arrogantly squandering it and letting it spill

4. He fritters away his time in frolic
Make him listen, so he learns better manners

5. Play exposed him in foolishness
When grey hair came, dignity prevailed

6. Grey hair adorned my head with respect
Had youth looked after it and groomed it

7. A guest who honours me, I welcome
No matter who dislikes him or knows him

8. The blinkers do not veil the eyes of a beauty
When her glances shine through

9. With a cinched waist and prominent hips
A curve elegantly curved

10. A gazelle grazing the shrubs
And an old man tending his flock and friend

11. At the meadows he waters his herd
And at the acacia groves he feeds them

12. Does the critic scold me
Or the blamer accuse me harshly

13. The apples of a rosy cheek, ripe to pluck
I went, gathering them in glances

14. With a rear swaying, bent over
A waist wrapped up and bound

15. The mounts of a plump thigh swelling
And slender shins of a leg finely sculpted

16. He walks proudly, carried away
His looks sharp and discerning

17. I fear if a south wind blows
I must protect him, anxious it will knock him over

18. The winds take and leave him
Blowing him then gently cradling him

19. And many a tear flows downhill
With a palm wiping it, comforting it

20. If gathering them has proven hard
Then sighing releases them

21. Many a path has passion led him on
Exhausting him, weakening and draining him