مَن يَأتِ عَوّاماً وَيَشرَب عِندَهُ

مَن يَأتِ عَوّاماً وَيَشرَب عِندَهُ

يَدَعِ الصِيامَ وَلا تُصَلّى الأَربَعُ

يَدَعِ الصِيامَ وَلا تُصَلّى الأَربَعُ

Whoever comes to ʿAwwām and drinks at his place

Who comes to drinkers and drinks in their company

abandons fasting, and the four prayer units go unprayed.

leaves fasting and prays not the four prayers

وَيَبيتُ في حَرَجٍ وَيُصبِحُ هَمَّهُ

وَيَبيتُ في حَرَجٍ وَيُصبِحُ هَمَّهُ

بَردَ الشَرابِ وَتارَةً يَتَهَوَّعُ

بَردَ الشَرابِ وَتارَةً يَتَهَوَّعُ

He spends the night in distress; by morning, his concern is

spends the night in discomfort and wakes with cares

the coolness of the drink, and at times he retches.

of the chill of the drink or at times he vomits

وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ بِبابِهِم فَرَأَيتُهُم

وَلَقَد مَرَرتُ بِبابِهِم فَرَأَيتُهُم

صَرعى وَفيهِم قائِماً يَتَتَعتَعُ

صَرعى وَفيهِم قائِماً يَتَتَعتَعُ

And indeed, I passed by their door and saw them

Indeed I passed by their door and saw them

sprawled out, with one among them standing and stammering.

lying as though dead with one staggering about

فَذَكَرتُ أَهلَ النارِ حينَ رَأَيتُهُم

فَذَكَرتُ أَهلَ النارِ حينَ رَأَيتُهُم

وَحَمِدتُ خائِفَنا عَلى ما يَصنَعُ

وَحَمِدتُ خائِفَنا عَلى ما يَصنَعُ

So I recalled the people of the Fire when I saw them,

When I saw them I thought of the people of Hell

and praised the fearful one among us for what he does.

And praised our fearful one for what he does