Obeyd-e Zakani, I can't pay for a boy

 

poet and satirist of the 14th century
translated from Persian by A.Z. Foreman

I can't afford a boy to fuck today
or wine to wash life's nuisances away.
Without the cash to buy a good debauch,
there's nothing left for me to do but pray.

Ragazzo da fottere oggi non posso, o

vino, permettermi contro la noia.

Senza soldi per una buona debauch,

non mi resta altro che la preghiera.