1. لا تصغ للوم إن اللوم تضليل

    واشرب ففي الشرب للأحزان تحويل

    Do not heed reproach, for reproach leads astray.

    And drink, for drinking turns sorrows away.

  2. فقد مضى القيظ واحتثت رواحله

    وطابت الراح لما آل أيلول

    For summer's heat has passed, and its riding camels have been urged onward.

    And the wine became delightful when September came round.

  3. وليس في الأرض نبت يشتكي رمداً

    إلا وناظره بالطل مكحول

    And no plant on earth complains of sore eyes

    But its eye is lined with dew as kohl.