1. أَرحتُ نَفسي مِن الإِيناس بِالناس

    لَمّا غنيتُ عَن الأَكياس بالياسِ

    I gave my soul respite from the company of people,

    when, through despair, I had no more need of the clever.

  2. وَصرتُ في البَيت وَحدي لا أَرى أَحداً

    بَناتُ فكري وَكتبي هُنَّ جُلاسي

    And I came to be at home alone, seeing no one;

    the daughters of my thought and my books—they are my companions.