1. The people are gone, and my solitude is my companion
My book is who I talk to, and my seatmate
١. ذَهَبَ الناسُ فانفرادِي أَنِيْسِي
وكِتَابِي مُحَدِّثِي وَجَلِيْسِي
2. A friend whom I am assured will not bore me
Nor disagree with me, of any unpleasant nature
٢. صاحِبٌ قد أَمِنْتُ مِنْهُ مَلاَلاً
واختلالاً وَكلَّ خُلْقٍ بَئِيْسِ
3. He is not alive, and yet
The living may meet in him what is preserved
٣. ليس في نَوْعِهِ بِحَيٍّ ولكنْ
يَلْتَقِي الحَيُّ منه بالمَرْمُوْسِ