إِبخَل عَلى الدارِ بِتَكليمِ

فَما لَدَيها رَجعُ تَسليمِ

I weep over an abode with parting words

Spare your words addressing the silent ruins,

It no longer welcomes my greeting

For they hold no echo to return your greeting.

وَاِلعَن غُرابَ البَينِ بَغضاً لَهُ

فَإِنَّهُ داعِيَةُ الشومِ

And I curse the raven of separation with hatred

And curse the raven of parting with deep disdain,

For it is the harbinger of evil omens

For he is the herald of misfortune.

وَعُج إِلى النَرجِسِ عَن عوسَجٍ

وَالآسِ عَن شيحٍ وَقَيصومِ

And desire narcissus over wild ginger

Turn to the narcissus, leaving the boxthorn,

and myrtle over a rugged tree and a thin, small tree

And to the myrtle, shunning wormwood and sage.

وَاغدُ إِلى الخَمرِ بِإِبّانِها

لا تَمتَنِع عَنها لِتَحريمِ

And I indulge in wine during its seasons

Hasten to the wine in its perfect hour,

Do not abstain from it claiming it forbidden

And do not abstain due to prohibition.

فَمِن عَدا الخَمرَ إِلى غَيرِها

عاشَ طَليحاً عَينَ مَحرومِ

For he who abandons wine for another

For he who passes over wine for other things,

Lives with eyes yearning, deprived

Lives a weary life, the very soul of deprivation.