1. شَرِبتُ الراحَ بِالراحِ

    وَقَد كُنتُ لَها تارِك

    I drank wine from my palm,

    though I had given it up.

  2. فَيا صاحِ نَهى الصاح

    يَّ جَهلٌ عَنكَ مُدّارَك

    So, friend, the sober man was kept

    from you by ignorance that can be remedied.

  3. وَتُسقاها لِدُنياكَ

    وَتِلكَ المومِسُ الفارِك

    And you are given it to drink for your world's sake—

    that husband-loathing harlot.

  4. تَرَجّى عِندَها وَصلاً

    رُوَيداً إِنَّها عارِك

    You hope for union with her;

    easy now—she is menstruating.

  5. تَخونُ الأَوَّلَ العَهدَ

    فَخَلِّ العِرسَ أَو شارِك

    She breaks her pledge to the first husband;

    so leave the wife, or share her.

  6. مَتّى يُلحِقُني بِالرَك

    بِ هَذا الجَمَلُ الآرِك

    When will I be brought to join the caravan

    by this camel browsing on arak?

  7. أَلا قَد ذَهَبَ الناسُ

    وَنِضوي رِزامٌ بارِك

    Lo, the people have gone,

    while my worn-out mount lies exhausted and kneeling.