نَصَحتُكَ لا تُقدِم عَلى فِعلِ سَوءَةٍ

نَصَحتُكَ لا تُقدِم عَلى فِعلِ سَوءَةٍ

وَخَف مِن إِلَهٍ لِلزَمانِ قَديمِ

وَخَف مِن إِلَهٍ لِلزَمانِ قَديمِ

I advised you: do not venture to commit a shameful deed.

I advise you, do not commit an evil deed

And fear a God of immemorial age.

And fear a God ancient for all time

بَنو آدَمٍ لَم أَدرِ غَرَضُ الَّذي

بَنو آدَمٍ لَم أَدرِ غَرَضُ الَّذي

نَماهُم وَهَل فيهِم صَحيحُ أَديمِ

نَماهُم وَهَل فيهِم صَحيحُ أَديمِ

The sons of Adam—I know not the purpose of the one who

O children of Adam, I do not know the purpose

brought them forth, nor whether any among them is sound of skin.

That grew them; is there one lasting among them sound?

وَلَستَ تَرى إِلّا عَليماً كَجاهِلٍ

وَلَستَ تَرى إِلّا عَليماً كَجاهِلٍ

عَلى عِلمِهِ أَو مُثرِياً كَعَديمِ

عَلى عِلمِهِ أَو مُثرِياً كَعَديمِ

And you see only a learned man like an ignorant one,

You see only a learned man ignorant

despite his knowledge, or a rich man like a pauper.

Of his knowledge, or a wealthy man destitute.

وَما عِندَهُم مِن خيرَةٍ لِمَعاشِرٍ

وَما عِندَهُم مِن خيرَةٍ لِمَعاشِرٍ

وَكَم مِن مُدامٍ بَرَحَت بِمُديمِ

وَكَم مِن مُدامٍ بَرَحَت بِمُديمِ

And they have no good to offer a companion;

They have no goodness for company

and how much wine has brought suffering upon a habitual drinker!

And how many a boon companion has departed as a ruin.

فَلا تَشرَبنَها ما حَيِيتَ وَإِن تَمِل

فَلا تَشرَبنَها ما حَيِيتَ وَإِن تَمِل

إِلى الغَيِّ فَاِشرَبها بِغَيرِ نَديمِ

إِلى الغَيِّ فَاِشرَبها بِغَيرِ نَديمِ

So do not drink it as long as you live; and if you incline

So do not drink it while you live, and if you grow weary

toward error, then drink it without a drinking companion.

Of depravity, then drink it without boon companion.