أَرى بَشَراً عُقولُهُم ضِعافٌ

أَرى بَشَراً عُقولُهُم ضِعافٌ

أَزالوها لِتُعدَمَ بِالخُمورِ

أَزالوها لِتُعدَمَ بِالخُمورِ

I see people whose minds are weak;

I see people whose minds are weak

they have cast them aside, to be destroyed by wine.

They destroyed them to perish in wines

أَبانوا عَن قَبائِحَ مُنكَراتٍ

أَبانوا عَن قَبائِحَ مُنكَراتٍ

فَدَع ما لا يُبينُ مِنَ الأُمورِ

فَدَع ما لا يُبينُ مِنَ الأُمورِ

They have revealed vile, abhorrent deeds;

They revealed abhorrent immoralities

so leave aside those matters that do not come to light.

So leave what does not clarify matters

وَعاشوا بِالخِداعِ فَكُلُّ قَومٍ

وَعاشوا بِالخِداعِ فَكُلُّ قَومٍ

تُعاشِرُ مِن ذِئابٍ أَو نُمورِ

تُعاشِرُ مِن ذِئابٍ أَو نُمورِ

And they have lived by deceit; so every group

And they lived by deception, so every people

you associate with consists of wolves or tigers.

Socialize with either wolves or tigers

إِذا ضَحِكوا لِزَيدٍ أَو لِعَمرٍ

إِذا ضَحِكوا لِزَيدٍ أَو لِعَمرٍ

فَإِنَّ السَمَّ يُخَبَّأُ في العُمورِ

فَإِنَّ السَمَّ يُخَبَّأُ في العُمورِ

When they smile at Zayd or Amr,

If they laugh at Zayd or Amr

then poison lies hidden in their gums.

Then poison is hidden in bitters