Nr. 297
Calcutta nr. 297
Yesterday being drunk I was passing a tavern
I saw a drunken old man & a wine jar on his shoulder
I said “Have you not shame from God Oh old man
He said “Mercy is from God, go drink wine
Christensen 1927 - 105
In a state of drunkenness I passed by the wine-house
last night. I saw an old man drunk and with a jar on his shoulder.
I said; "Art thou not ashamed before God, o old man?"
He said: "Mercy comes from God, drink wine and be silent."
FitzGerald 1879 - 58
And lately, by the Tavern Door agape,
Came shining through the Dusk an Angel Shape
Bearing a Vessel on his Shoulder; and
He bid me taste of it; and 'twas the Grape!
Heron-Allen 1899 - 58
Yesterday, whilst drunk, I was passing a tavern,
I saw a drunken old man bearing a vessel on his shoulder.
I said, "Old man, does not God make thee ashamed?"
He replied, "God is merciful, go, drink wine!"
Nicolas 1867 - 244
Hier, en passant ivre devant une taverne, j'ai rencontré un vieil-lard pris de vin et portant une gourde sur son dos. Je lui ai dit:"Ô vieillard! n'as-tu pas peur de Dieu?" Il me répondit: "La miséricorde vient de lui, va, bois du vin."
Payne 1898 - 501
As last night, flushed with wine, by the tavern I hied,
Drunk and pitcher a-back, an old man I espied:
"Ho, gaffer!" quoth I, "hast no shame before God?"
"God the Bountiful is; go, drink wine!" he replied.
Thompson 1906 - 17
Last night, wine flown, the tavern passing, I
A graybeard, drunk and jar on back, did spy,
I said, "Old man, 'fore God, have you no shame?"
"From God comes mercy, drink!" was his reply..
Whinfield 1883 - 284
Last night, as I reeled from the tavern door,
I saw a sage, who a great wine-jug bore;
I said, "O Shaikh, have you no shame?"
Said he, "Allah hath boundless mercy in his store."