1. لا ذَنبَ لِلدُنِّيا فَكَيفَ نَلومُها

    وَاللَومُ يَلحَقُني وَأَهلَ نِحاسي

    The world is not at fault, so how can we blame it?

    And blame falls on me and those of my kind.

  2. عِنبٌ وَخَمرٌ في الإِناءِ وَشارِبٌ

    فَمَنِ المَلومُ أَعاصِرٌ أَم حاسِ

    Grapes, wine in the vessel, and a drinker—

    So who is to blame: the presser or the drinker?