أَرى الإِنسان ما بَلغ المَعالي

بِغَير العَقل ذي الشَرَف الشَهيرِ

I see man has not reached glory

Without the mind of noble fame

فَما فَضل الأُلى سكروا فَزالَت

عُقولُهُم عَلى عَمى الحَميرِ

So the exalted drunkards passed out

Their minds as blind as donkeys

أَبوا نُصحي فَهُم بِالجَهل مَوتى

وَلَست بِمسمع مَن في القُبورِ

They refused my advice so they are dead in ignorance

And I cannot be heard by those in graves