1. في الوَحدَةِ الراحَةُ العُظمى فَآخِ بِها

    قَلباً وَفي الكَونِ بَينَ الناسِ أَثقالُ

    In solitude lies the greatest peace; so befriend it

    with your heart; there are burdens in living among people.

  2. إِنَّ الطَبائِعَ لَمّا أُلِّفَت جَلَبَت

    شَرّاً تَوَلَّدَ فيهِ القيلُ وَالقالُ

    Indeed, when the natural elements were combined, they brought

    evil, in which hearsay and gossip arose,

  3. حَتّى إِذا مالِكُ الأَشياءِ فَرَّقَها

    زالَ العَناءُ وَلَم يُتعِبكَ تَنقالُ

    until, when the Master of all things separates them,

    toil ceases, and no wandering wearies you.

  4. وَنابِتُ الوَجهِ زينٌ في النَديِّ لَهُ

    كَالأَرضِ حَسَّنَها في العَينِ إِبقالُ

    And facial hair is an adornment for its bearer in the assembly,

    like the earth, made beautiful to the eye by sprouting greenery.