ياO ذاyou الَّذيwhose هِمَّتُهُhis chief concern اللَهوُamusement
يا ذا الَّذي هِمَّتُهُ اللَهوُ
وَماand not لَهُfor him مِنfrom سُكرِهِhis drunkenness صَحوُsobriety
وَما لَهُ مِن سُكرِهِ صَحوُ
O you whose chief concern is amusement,
And who never sober up from your drunkenness,
لاdo not تَرِدِgo to drink at الغَيَّerror لِرَيٍّto quench thirst فَماfor … is not
لا تَرِدِ الغَيَّ لِرَيٍّ فَما
مَورِدُهُits watering place صافٍclear وَلاnor حُلوُsweet
مَورِدُهُ صافٍ وَلا حُلوُ
Do not seek to slake your thirst in error, for
Its watering place is neither clear nor sweet.
إِنif كُنتَyou are تَخشىfear نَدَماًregret فيin غَدٍtomorrow
إِن كُنتَ تَخشى نَدَماً في غَدٍ
فَلُذthen seek refuge بِمَنin the One who نَسهوwe are heedless وَلاbut not يَسهوHe is heedless
فَلُذ بِمَن نَسهو وَلا يَسهو
If you fear regret tomorrow,
Then seek refuge in Him: we are heedless, but He is not.
Sol 6.1