يا بَدَويَّ اِتَّقِ المُدامَةَ إِنَّ ال

خَمرَ باتَت كَثيرَةَ الأُبَنِ

O bedouin, beware of drunkenness, for wine

Has become abundant in evils

آلَيتُ ما سَمَّحَت أَخا بَخلٍ

يَوماً وَلا شَجَّعَت أَخا جُبُنِ

I blame not a stingy brother

Nor a cowardly brother on a day of valor

وَإِنَّما تِلكَ خِفَّةٌ حَدَثَت

عَنها فَجاءَت بِأَثقَلِ الغَبَنِ

Rather that is but a minor slip

That resulted in the worst loss

أَفضَلُ مِن أَحمَرِ السُلافِ وَمِن

كُمَيتِها ناصِعٌ مِنَ اللَبَنِ

Better than red wine and the jug

Of it is what is pure white of milk