يا مُدمِنَ الخمر غَيرَ آلِ
في تركه أمر ذي الجلالِ
O you addicted to wine, heedless
O wine addict, sparing no effort
of the Lord of Majesty’s command to abandon it,
in forsaking the command of the Lord of Majesty,
أبشر بفقرٍ وهتك سترٍ
وقبح ذكرٍ وسوء حال
look forward to poverty and the tearing away of your veil,
Rejoice in poverty and the rending of your veil,
an ugly reputation and a wretched state,
and a foul reputation and a wretched state,
ومورد في المعاد تفضي
منه إلى طينة الخبال
and a destination at the Resurrection from which you will pass
and a watering place in the Hereafter—you will pass
to Ṭīnat al-Khabāl—the mire of Hell.
from it to the mire of corruption.
فراجع الحقَّ لا تعلّل
نفسك في الفوز بالمحال
So return to the truth; do not beguile
So return to the truth; do not delude
yourself with attaining the impossible.
yourself with impossible hopes of salvation.
واضرع إلى الله واستقله
فإنّه خير مستقال
Humbly implore God and ask Him to pardon you;
And plead humbly with God and seek His pardon,
He is the best from whom pardon may be sought.
for He is the best of those whose pardon is sought.
وسَلهُ فوزاً يجبكَ فضلاً
وهل جواب بلا سؤال
Ask Him for success; in grace He will answer you—
And ask Him for salvation; He will answer you out of grace.
and can there be an answer without a plea?
And is there an answer without a request?
يا صاح إن لم تكن تبالي
عنك فمن ذا الذي يبالي
O friend, if you do not care
O friend, if you do not care
for yourself, then who is it that will care?
about yourself, then who is it that cares?
Sol 6.1