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.
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.
Sol 5.6