1. O inhabitant of the peaks, greeting!
And say welcome to your visitor.
١. أَلا حَيِّ العُقابَ وَقاطِنيهِ
وَقُل أَهلاً بِهِ وَبِزائِريهِ
2. I arrived and it relieved what was in my soul,
And made me sociable, so I was not lonely there.
٢. حَلَلتُ بِهِ فَنَفَّسَ ما بِنَفسي
وَأَنَّسَني فَما اِستَوحَشتُ فيهِ
3. How many wolves have we neighbored, but
I saw the wolf more peaceful than a jurist.
٣. وَكَم ذيبٍ نُجاوِرَهُ وَلَكِن
رَأَيتُ الذِئبَ أَسلَمَ مِن فَقيهِ
4. And I did not grieve the loss of a brother, because
I saw a man gets what he wants from his brother.
٤. وَلَم أَجزَع لِفَقدِ أَخٍ لِأَني
رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُؤتى مِن أَخيهِ
5. And the days have despaired me, for I
Saw the face disdains the eminent.
٥. وَأَيأَسَني مِنَ الأَيّامِ أَنّي
رَأَيتُ الوَجهَ يَزهَدُ في الوَجيهِ
6. So I preferred remoteness over intimacy
Because I did not find who I would choose.
٦. فَآثَرتُ البِعادَ عَلى التَّداني
لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مَن أَصطَفيهِ