كَم لَيلَةٍ قَد بُتُّ أَلهو بِها

لَو دامَ ذاكَ اللَهوُ لِلّاهي

How many a night have I passed in revelry,

If only that diversion had lasted for the player;

حَرَّمَها اللَهُ وَحَلَّلتُها

فَكَيفَ بِالعَفوِ مِنَ اللَهِ

God forbade it, yet I deemed it lawful;

So how, then, shall I find pardon from God?