فَكَيْفَ لَنَا بِالشرْبِ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَنَا

دَرَاهِمُ عِنْدَ الحَانَوِيِّ ولاَ نَقْدُ

So without wine how can we drink

If we've no silver with the tavern-keeper, no cash?

أَنَدَّانُ أَمْ نَعْتَانُ أَمْ يَنْبَرِي لَنَا

أَغَرُّ كَنَصْلِ السَّيْفِ أَبْرَزَهُ الغِمْدُ

Shall we pawn clothes, or sell a book, or shall some hot-head

Draw his sword for our sake—that daring blade?