Beware of his decanter and cup!

Beware of his sparkling wine!

O thou whom his wine hath laid low 755

And who look’st to his glass for thy rising dawn,

O thou whose heart hath been chilled by his melodies,

Thou hast drunk deadly poison through the ear!

Thy way of life is a proof of thy degeneracy,

The strings of thine instrument are out of tune. 760

‘Tis pampered ease hath made thee so wretched,

A disgrace to Islam throughout the world.