1. O you addicted to wine, heedless

    of the Lord of Majesty’s command to abandon it,

  2. look forward to poverty and the tearing away of your veil,

    an ugly reputation and a wretched state,

  3. and a destination at the Resurrection from which you will pass

    to Ṭīnat al-Khabāl—the mire of Hell.

  4. So return to the truth; do not beguile

    yourself with attaining the impossible.

  5. Humbly implore God and ask Him to pardon you;

    He is the best from whom pardon may be sought.

  6. Ask Him for success; in grace He will answer you—

    and can there be an answer without a plea?

  7. O friend, if you do not care

    for yourself, then who is it that will care?

Sol 6.1