تطالبك الثمالة باحتساء

تطالبك الثمالة باحتساء

فما في سؤر مثلك من شفاء

فما في سؤر مثلك من شفاء

The dregs demand that you sip them;

Thirst compels you to drink,

For there is no healing in the leavings of one like you.

Yet no cure lies in your illness.

ولو أسأرته عسلا مصفى

ولو أسأرته عسلا مصفى

لأصبح واجبا غسل الإناء

لأصبح واجبا غسل الإناء

Even if what you left were clarified honey,

Were I to mix it with filtered honey,

Washing the vessel would become obligatory.

Washing the cup would still be needed.

جنيت على الزجاجة فهي رجس

جنيت على الزجاجة فهي رجس

يسؤرك حيث لم تطهر بماء

يسؤرك حيث لم تطهر بماء

You have wronged the bottle, so it is unclean,

You brought impurity to the bottle,

[With your leavings], since it has not been cleansed with water.

So I must avoid what water hasn't cleansed.