يَقُولُونَ تُبْ وَالكَأسُ فِي كَفِّ أَغْيَدٍ

وَصَوْتُ المَثَانِي والمَثَالِثِ عَالِي

They say repent, and the cup’s in a sinner’s grip,

And the sound of lutes and flutes is loud and high.

فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَضْمَرْتُ تَوْبَةً

وَعَايَنْتُ هَذَا كُلَّهُ لَبَدَا لِي

I said, Had I resolved to mend my ways,

Seeing all this, it would surely make me try!