أعاذِلَ ذَرني وَاِنفِرادي عَن الوَرى
فَلَستُ أَرى فيهم صَديقاً مصافِيا
O censurer, leave me to my solitude, apart from humankind;
For among them I see no friend sincere in friendship.
نَداماي كُتبٌ أَستفيدُ علومَها
أَحبّايَ تُغني عَن لِقائي الأَعادِيا
My boon companions are books, from whose knowledge I profit;
My beloveds spare me from meeting enemies.
وَآنَسُها القُرآنُ فَهوَ الَّذي بِهِ
نَجاتي إِذا فَكَّرتُ أَو كُنتُ تالِيا
The most companionable of them is the Qur’an, for through it lies
My salvation, whether I ponder or recite.
لَقَد جُلتُ في غَربِ البِلادِ وَشَرقِها
أُنَقِّبُ عَمن كانَ لِلّهِ داعِيا
Indeed, I have roamed through the lands, west and east,
Searching for anyone who truly called others to God.
فَلم أَرَ إِلا طالِباً لرياسةٍ
وَجمّاعَ أَموالٍ وَشَيخاً مرائِيا
Yet I saw none but a seeker after leadership,
A hoarder of wealth, or a sheikh who worshiped for show.
قبَضتُ يَدي عَنهُم وَآثرتُ عُزلةً
عَن الناسِ وَاستغنيت بِاللَهِ كافِيا
So I withdrew my hand from them and chose seclusion
From people, finding God sufficient for me.
Sol 5.6