لا تعجبنَّ لطالبِ بلغَ المنى
كهلاً وأخفق في الشباب المقبلِ
Do not marvel at a seeker who attained his wishes
Do not be amazed at one who attained his goal
in middle age, though he failed in his budding youth.
Old, though failing in the bloom of youth -
فالخمر تحكم في العقولِ مسنّةً
وتداس أوَّل عصرها بالأرجل
For wine rules over minds when aged,
Wine masters minds when aged,
yet at its first pressing it is trodden underfoot.
And feet tread its first pressing.
Sol 6.1