لَستَ مِن بابَةِ المُلوكِ أَبا ال

لَستَ مِن بابَةِ المُلوكِ أَبا ال

عَبّاسِ دَعهُم فَشَأنُهُم غَيرُ شانِك

عَبّاسِ دَعهُم فَشَأنُهُم غَيرُ شانِك

You are not of the kings' class, O Abū al-

You are not from the gate of kings, O Abul

ʿAbbās; leave them—their affairs are not yours.

Abbas, leave them be, their affair is other than yours

ما جَزاءُ الوَزيرِ مِنكَ إِذا اِخ

ما جَزاءُ الوَزيرِ مِنكَ إِذا اِخ

تَصَّكَ أَن تَستَمِرَّ في إِدمانِك

تَصَّكَ أَن تَستَمِرَّ في إِدمانِك

It is no reward from you to the minister, when he singles

What is the vizier's reward from you when he

you out, to persist in your habitual drinking.

privately advises you except that you persist in your addiction?

أَتُراهُ لا يَستَجيبُ لِإِمسا

أَتُراهُ لا يَستَجيبُ لِإِمسا

كِكَ سَردُ العِراقِ تَحتَ لِسانِك

كِكَ سَردُ العِراقِ تَحتَ لِسانِك

Do you think he will not respond to your abstain-

Do you think Iraq's serried ranks will not respond

ing, with Iraq's chain mail beneath your tongue?

to your touch, under your command?

مُذ نَهانا عَنِ المُدامِ اِنتَهَينا

مُذ نَهانا عَنِ المُدامِ اِنتَهَينا

مَعَ أَنّا نُعَدُّ مِن صِبيانِك

مَعَ أَنّا نُعَدُّ مِن صِبيانِك

Since he forbade us wine, we abstained,

Since you prohibited wine we abstained

although we are counted among your lads.

Although we are counted among your youths