1. أَرى بَشَراً عُقولُهُم ضِعافٌ

    أَزالوها لِتُعدَمَ بِالخُمورِ

    I see people whose minds are weak;

    They have cast them off, to be destroyed by wine.

  2. أَبانوا عَن قَبائِحَ مُنكَراتٍ

    فَدَع ما لا يُبينُ مِنَ الأُمورِ

    They have revealed shameful, reprehensible deeds;

    So leave aside what is not apparent in these matters.

  3. وَعاشوا بِالخِداعِ فَكُلُّ قَومٍ

    تُعاشِرُ مِن ذِئابٍ أَو نُمورِ

    And they have lived by deceit; so every group

    you associate with consists of wolves or leopards.

  4. إِذا ضَحِكوا لِزَيدٍ أَو لِعَمرٍ

    فَإِنَّ السَمَّ يُخَبَّأُ في العُمورِ

    When they smile at Zayd or Amr,

    then poison is indeed concealed in their gums.