أرى وَحدةَ المرء كَرْباً لَهُ

أرى وَحدةَ المرء كَرْباً لَهُ

وعِشْرَةُ ذي النَّقصِ عَينُ الخَبالِ

وعِشْرَةُ ذي النَّقصِ عَينُ الخَبالِ

I see a person's solitude as anguish for him;

I see a man's solitude as misery for him

and companionship with a deficient man is sheer madness.

While accompanying the flawed is the eye of disgrace

وَتَراهُ يَعشَقُ كُلَّ نَذْلٍ ساقِطٍ

وَتَراهُ يَعشَقُ كُلَّ نَذْلٍ ساقِطٍ

عِشْقَ النتيجَةِ للأَخَسِّ الأرذَلِ

عِشْقَ النتيجَةِ للأَخَسِّ الأرذَلِ

And you see him loving every vile, contemptible man,

And you see him falling in love with every fallen wretch

with a conclusion's love for the basest and vilest.

The love of the dregs for the most despicable