إنِّي إذا آنست همًّا طارقاً

عاجلت باللّذَّات قطع طريقه

When I sense a worry approaching,

I hasten to cut off its path with pleasures,

وذكرت ألفاظ الحبيب وكأسه

فنعمتُ بين حديثه وعتيقه

And I recall the words of the beloved and his cup,

So I delight between his new and old.