1. إِذا حَضَرَت عِندي الجَماعَةُ أَوحَشَت

    فَما وَحدَتي إِلّا صَحيفَةُ إيناسي

    When company gathers in my presence, it makes me feel lonely;

    for my solitude is but a page of my solace.

  2. طَهارَةُ مِثلي في التَباعُدِ عَنكُمُ

    وَقُربُكُمُ يَجني هُمومي وَأَدناسي

    Purity for one like me lies in keeping far from you;

    and nearness to you yields my cares and my stains.

  3. وَأَلقى إِلَيَّ اللُبَّ عَهداً حَفِظتُهُ

    وَخالَفتُهُ غَيرَ المَلولِ وَلا الناسي

    And reason gave me a charge I kept in mind;

    yet I defied it, neither weary nor forgetful.

  4. وَأَعجَبُ مِنّي كَيفَ أُخطِئُ دائِماً

    عَلى أَنَّني مَن أَعرَفِ الناسِ بِالناسِ

    And I marvel at myself—how I always err,

    though I am among those who know people best.

  5. نَصَحتُكِ يا أُمَّ البَناتِ فَحاذِري

    وَساوِسَ وَلّاجِ الأَساوِدِ خَنّاسِ

    I have counseled you, O mother of daughters, so beware

    the whispers of the skulker who slips among the crowds.

  6. وَلا تُلبِسي الحِجلَينِ بِنتَكِ وَالبُرى

    لِتَشهَدَ عُرساً وَاِشغِلَنها بِعِرناسِ

    And do not adorn your daughter with anklets and bracelets

    to attend a wedding; keep her busy with a spindle.