1. أَقولُ لِعَمروٍ وَهوَ يُلحى عَلى الصّبا

    وَنَحنُ بِأَعلى السيِّرَينِ نَسيرُ

    I say to Amr, while he is reproached for youthful passion,

    as we travel in the upper reaches of al-Sayyirayn,

  2. عَشِيَّةَ لا حِلمٌ يَرُدُّ عَنِ الصِّبا

    وَلا صاحِبٌ فيما صَنَعتَ عَذيرُ

    one evening when no good sense turns one from youthful passion,

    and no friend excuses what you have done.