لاdo not تدخلenter الحاناتthe taverns مستهتراrecklessly
لا تدخل الحانات مستهترا
فالصفعfor slapping فيin الحاناتthe taverns ساقa cupbearer يطوفmakes the rounds
فالصفع في الحانات ساق يطوف
Do not enter taverns recklessly.
Do not enter the taverns recklessly,
For in taverns, slapping is a cupbearer making the rounds.
for slaps in taverns go around.
فربfor many a كفpalm خلقتcreated أسطراlines
فرب كف خلقت أسطرا
فيon الوجهthe face لاnot تمحىare erased بعذرby an excuse الحروفthe letters
في الوجه لا تمحى بعذر الحروف
For many a palm has inscribed lines
For many a hand created lines,
On the face; no excuse can erase their letters.
on the face cannot be erased with excuses of letters.