1. Alas! The moon called out to her beloved in agony
So wander among the sand dunes, for it is the meadow of life

2. And if you have sipped from the wine-skin, let it be
A pleasure, but beware intoxication of the dates

3. The deadly enemy of the limping one, is the one who's lost all happiness
And the clarity of the vine is for the glorious drunk

4. Rosy red, rays emanate from it
Circling in the shade of crimson tents

5. When the cupbearers stir it, its bubbles rise
Upon it like embers swirling on burning coal

6. It lay hidden in the conscience of time, and the sky was dark
With no stars, while the earth swam in murkiness

7. And had it not been for its aroma and sparkle
It would have been just a trinket amidst the carpets like worthless beads

8. It was brought forth to rhythms and songs
Just as the beauty was brought forth with drums and lutes

9. A wild mare who raced in the arena of time and folded
Her forelocks, while the steeds were prized for their zeal

10. How many nights between its mornings have we made its cups go round
And between its stars we have whiled away the dewy nights

11. When you gambled with time over the desires
Fulfilled by its goblets, you won the moon

12. So partake of the goblets of revelry and youth
And leave me be from Zayd the grammarian and Amr

13. They are people embroiled in ongoing wars
Though devoid of the violence of white and red death

14. Days cannot be wholesome unless in them
The hearts of all people are spared malice and rage

15. Do not mistreat anyone for their faults
Nor milk the teat of dissent, nor pass

16. Do not look down on one in dire poverty
By God, outstanding merit dazzles reason in the bleary-eyed

17. And how can one live safely in this life
When death crouches in us like a lion or a leopard

18. And I do not think days will ever be clear for one who's wise
Rather it's the fool whose life will be serene in bleariness

19. I strove and attained my desires in pursuing them
And every person in this life strives for their own purpose