وَقَدْ نَادَمْتُ مِنْ أَحْبَبْتُ فِيهَا
وَبَابُ البِرِّ عَنِّي غَيْرُ مَسْدُودْ
I have drunk with those I loved in it
And the door of piety is not closed to me
المصدر · Source: Diwan Abu Nuwas. Ed. E. Wagner. Later penitent verse.