1. كم ادعيتم زمان الكأسِ إنكمُ

    أصبحتمُ ليَ أنصاراً وإخوانا

    How often, in the days of the wine cup, you claimed that you

    had become my supporters and brothers.

  2. حتى دهانيَ كيد الخصم يسلبني

    أمني ويغتالني ظلماً وعدوانا

    Until my enemy's scheming struck me, robbing me

    of my safety and striking me down treacherously, unjustly and aggressively.

  3. فقمت مستصرخاً أرجو إعانتكم

    فلم أجد ناصراً منكم ومعوانا

    So I rose, crying for help, hoping for your assistance,

    but found no supporter or helper among you.

  4. فكان عهدكم إفكاً وأوجهكم

    كأنها الخمر أشكالاً وألوانا

    So your pledge was a lie, and your faces

    were like wine in their forms and colors.

  5. وساءني بعد صحوي عكس ما امتلأت

    نفسي به طرباً إذ كنت سكرانا

    And after I sobered up, I was grieved by the opposite of what had filled

    my soul with joy when I was drunk.