لقد كانَ حَدُّ السكر من قبل صَلْبه

خفيفَ الأذى إذا كانَ في شَرْعنا جلدا

Once there was a limit to punishment according to our laws,

When the punishment was light for drunkenness - only flogging.

فلمّا بَدا المصلوبُ قُلتُ لصاحبي

ألا تُبْ فإنَّ الحدَّ قد جاوز الحدّا

But when they crucified the innocent one, I said to my friend:

"Let us leave, for punishment has gone beyond all bounds."