1. I have wearied of the company of a people
Whose slightest are too heavy
١. ولقد بليت بمعشر
نوكى أخفّهم ثقيل
2. They do not understand what I say
And what I say escapes them
٢. لا يفهموني قولهم
ويدقّ عنهم ما أقول
3. A people when I sit with them
Minds are rusted by their nearness
٣. قوم إذا جالستهم
صدئت بقربهم العقول
4. Many though they be with me
I do not count myself among them
٤. فهم كثيرٌ بي وأع
لم أنّني بهم قليل