1. Intoxication of power preoccupies,
O friend, forget all friends,
١. سُكْرُ الوِلايَةِ يُلْهِي
يَاصَاحِ عَن كُلِّ صَاحِبْ
2. The end of intoxication is sobriety,
And all things begun have consequences.
٢. وَغَايَةُ السُّكْرِ صَحْوٌ
وَلِلمَبادِي عَواقِبْ