وَإِذا الفَتى كَرِهَ الغَواني وَاِتَّقى

مَرَضاً يَعودُ وَضَرَّهُ ما يُطعَمُ

When a young man dislikes singing girls and fears

The sickness that comes back and pains his feeding,

فَقَدِ اِنطَوَت عَنهُ الحَياةُ وَكاذِبٌ

مَن قالَ عَنهُ يَبيتُ وَهوَ مُنَعَّمُ

Then life has turned away from him, and the one who said

He sleeps fulfilled is lying.

رَكِبَ الزَمانَ إِلى الحِمامِ بِرُغمِهِ

وَرَأى المَنِيَّةَ لَيسَ فيها مَرغَمُ

He rode the days against their will

To the baths, and saw death holds no dread.