كنت أُحِبُّ النبيذَ جداً
فصار حبِّي النبيذَ بُغضا
I used to love wine intensely.
Then my love of wine turned to hatred.
وصار ذا مثلَ ذاك حذواً
بل زاد طولاً وزاد عرضا
And this became the equal of that, measure for measure—
No, it grew in length and grew in breadth.
فلستُ أرضاه لي شراباً
والحمدُ لله لَسْتُ أرضى
So I do not accept it as a drink for myself;
And praise be to God, I am not content with it.
Sol 5.6