1. لا تأخُذَنِّي بجُرمِ كاساتِ

    فما جناياتُها جِناياتي

    Do not hold me accountable for the winecups’ offense;

    for their offenses are not my offenses.

  2. فالسُّكرُ بَرِّيِّةٌ بلا عَلَمٍ

    يَضَلُّ فيها أخو الهِداياتِ

    For drunkenness is a wilderness without a landmark,

    where one versed in guidance loses his way.

  3. إن كنتَ عني الغداةَ مُنصرِفاً

    فالحَظْ ثنائي والحظْ مُوالاتي

    If you are turning away from me this morning,

    then heed my praise, and heed my loyalty.

  4. وإن جرَت زَلَّةٌ على سَكَرٍ

    فإنها اليومَ بِكرُ زَلاَّتي

    And if a lapse occurred in drunkenness,

    then today it is the first of my lapses.