1. Abu Hassan, may Allah not improve a state
That causes the youth to make excuses
١. أَبا حَسَنٍ لا حَسَّنَ اللَهُ حالَةً
تُحَوِّجُ أَربابَ الشَبابِ إِلى العُذرِ
2. Nor one who calls towards a valley and oasis
And the face of my brother Husn that equals the full moon
٢. وَلا مَن يُنادي نَحوَ نَهرٍ وَدَوحَةٍ
وَوَجهِ أَخي حُسنٍ يُقابَلُ بِالبَدرِ
3. So do not leave your work hastily and climb
To the horizon of pleasures openly without secret
٣. فَلا تَترُك الأَشغالَ طُرّاً وَتَرتَقي
إِلى أُفُقِ اللَذاتِ جَهراً بِلا سِرِّ
4. Prepare again the call to meet on my hearing that
Always delights in what you have deposited, time everlasting
٤. أَعِد دَعوَةَ اللُقيا عَلى مَسمَعي الَّذي
يَلِذُّ بِما أَودَعتَهُ دائِمَ الدَهرِ
5. And do not forget to mention the cup for it is its perfection
And do it the favor of neglect from the adornment of mention
٥. وَلا تَنسَ ذِكرَ الكاسِ فَهوَ كَمالُها
وَحَسِّن لَها الإِغفالَ مِن حِليَةِ الذِكرِ
6. With it my state and livelihood were adorned
Nothing else, otherwise peace be upon life
٦. بِها حُلِّيَت حالي وَمالِيَ عيشَةٌ
سِواها وَإِلّا فَالسَلامُ عَلى العُمرِ
7. By Allah, there is no place of comfort on earth
Other than the adornment of comfort that robbed me of patience
٧. فَوَاللَهِ ما في الأَرضِ مَجلِسُ راحَةٍ
بِغَيرِ حُلى الراحِ الَّتي سَلَبَت صَبري
8. Its habitual use is the familiarity of the vintage in its book
And I desire no roses other than it on the day of resurrection
٨. سَآلَفُها إِلفَ العَتيقِ كِتابَهُ
وَلا أَشتَهي وَرداً سِواها لَدى الحَشرِ