وَأَنزَلَني طولُ النَوى دارَ غُربَةٍ

وَأَنزَلَني طولُ النَوى دارَ غُربَةٍ

إِذا شِئتُ لاقَيتُ أَمراً لا أُشاكِلُه

إِذا شِئتُ لاقَيتُ أَمراً لا أُشاكِلُه

And long separation has lodged me in an abode of exile.

The length of my yearning brought me to the abode of estrangement,

Whenever I wish, I encounter something unlike me.

If I wish, I will find something I do not resist,

أُحامِقُهُ حَتّى تُقالَ سَجِيَّةٌ

أُحامِقُهُ حَتّى تُقالَ سَجِيَّةٌ

وَلَو كانَ ذا عَقلٍ لَكُنتُ أُعاقِلُه

وَلَو كانَ ذا عَقلٍ لَكُنتُ أُعاقِلُه

I play the fool with it until this is called an innate disposition.

I act foolishly until it is said, obstinacy,

And if it had reason, I would reason with it.

If he had intellect, I would have acted rationally.