Sol 6.1

  1. حَيِّ بِالصَرفِ مِن كُؤوسِ المُدامِ

    إِنَّ بِنتَ الكُرومِ عِرسُ الكِرامِ

    Greet me with unmixed wine from the winecups;

    For the daughter of the vines is the bride of the noble.

  2. وَاِذكِ فَهمي بِقَهوَةٍ تُطفِىءُ الهَم

    مَ بِبَردٍ مِن سُكرِها وَسَلامِ

    And kindle my mind with wine that extinguishes sorrow

    With the coolness and peace of its intoxication.

  3. ثُمَّ قُل كُلَّما تَراءَت لَكَ الكَأ

    سُ فَشابَت بِها فُروعُ الظَلامِ

    Then say, whenever the cup appears before you

    And through it the branches of darkness turn gray:

  4. عَصَمَ اللَهُ مِنكَ كُلَّ ثَقيلٍ

    جاهِلٍ ذي تَبَظرُمٍ وَاِحتِشامِ

    “May God keep every bore away from you—

    An ignoramus full of bluster and solemn reserve,

  5. يَجُدُ اللَهوَ بِالمُدامِ حَراماً

    عِندَهُ وَالرُباءَ غَيرَ حَرامِ

    Who deems merrymaking with wine forbidden

    In his eyes, yet usury not forbidden,

  6. وَيَرى الزورَ وَالتَجَسُّسَ وَالغي

    بَةَ حِلّا في شُرعَةِ الإِسلامِ

    And considers falsehood, spying, and backbiting

    Lawful under the law of Islam.”

  7. وَإِذا زارَ مَجلِساً لَكَ فَدمٌ

    مِنهُمُ غَيرُ مولَعٍ بِمُدامِ

    And if a dolt visits a gathering of yours,

    One of them, with no fondness for wine,

  8. فَاِثنِ جيداً عَنهُ وَثَنِّ بِما يو

    جِبُ إِبعادَهُ بِغَيرِ اِحتِرامِ

    Then turn your neck away from him, and follow up with what

    Ensures his removal without respect.

  9. ثُمَّ صَرِّح لَهُ بِأَنَّ حُضورَ ال

    راحِ قَصداً كَشُربِها في الإِثامِ

    Then tell him plainly that being present

    At wine-drinking by choice is as sinful as drinking it.

  10. فَمُقامُ الصُحاةِ بَينَ السُكارى

    كَمُقامِ القُعودِ بَينَ النِيامِ

    For the presence of the sober among the drunken

    Is like that of the seated among the sleeping.