1. I blamed Abu Dhiyāl, a frequenter of brothels,
He who travels the road to houses of harlots.

2. Abu al-Khamr, you reproached a man who isn’t a teetotaler -
That’s an opinion which, had you known better, you wouldn’t keep.

3. I’ll drink it as long as I live, and if I die,
My soul will exhale and inhale it one final time.