1. وَمُدمِنُ الخَمرِ يَصحو بَعدَ سَكرَتِهِ

    وَصاحِبُ الحُبِّ يَلقى الدَهرَ سَكرانا

    And the habitual wine-drinker sobers after his drunkenness,

    While the lover goes through life drunk.

  2. وَقَد سَكِرتُ بِلا خَمرٍ يُخامِرُني

    لَمّا ذَكَرتُ وَما أَنساهُ إِنسانا

    And I became drunk without wine to intoxicate me,

    When I remembered someone—and I never forget him.