1. إِن كانَ يَومي لَيسَ يَومَ مُدامَةٍ

    وَلا يَومَ فِتيانٍ فَما هُوَ مِن عُمري

    If my day is not a day of wine,

    nor a day with young companions, it is no part of my life.

  2. وَإِن كانَ مَعموراً بِعودٍ وَقَهوَةٍ

    فَذَلِكَ مَسروقٌ لَعَمري مِنَ الدَهرِ

    And if it is filled with lute and wine,

    then that, by my life, is stolen from time.