أنستُ بِوَحدَتي حتَّى لَو أنِّي

أنستُ بِوَحدَتي حتَّى لَو أنِّي

رأيتُ الأنسَ لاستوحَشتُ مِنهُ

رأيتُ الأنسَ لاستوحَشتُ مِنهُ

I have grown so at ease with solitude that, were I

I have grown so at ease in my solitude that, were I

to encounter companionship, I would recoil from it as something strange.

to encounter companionship, I would feel estranged from it.

ولم تَدع التَّجاربُ لي صَديقاً

ولم تَدع التَّجاربُ لي صَديقاً

أميلُ إِلَيهِ إلا مِلتُ عَنهُ

أميلُ إِلَيهِ إلا مِلتُ عَنهُ

Experience has left me not a single friend

And experience has left me no friend

toward whom I incline without then turning away.

I lean toward without turning away from him.