أَلا حَيِّ العُقابَ وَقاطِنيهِ

وَقُل أَهلاً بِهِ وَبِزائِريهِ

O inhabitant of the peaks, greeting!

And say welcome to your visitor.

حَلَلتُ بِهِ فَنَفَّسَ ما بِنَفسي

وَأَنَّسَني فَما اِستَوحَشتُ فيهِ

I arrived and it relieved what was in my soul,

And made me sociable, so I was not lonely there.

وَكَم ذيبٍ نُجاوِرَهُ وَلَكِن

رَأَيتُ الذِئبَ أَسلَمَ مِن فَقيهِ

How many wolves have we neighbored, but

I saw the wolf more peaceful than a jurist.

وَلَم أَجزَع لِفَقدِ أَخٍ لِأَني

رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُؤتى مِن أَخيهِ

And I did not grieve the loss of a brother, because

I saw a man gets what he wants from his brother.

وَأَيأَسَني مِنَ الأَيّامِ أَنّي

رَأَيتُ الوَجهَ يَزهَدُ في الوَجيهِ

And the days have despaired me, for I

Saw the face disdains the eminent.

فَآثَرتُ البِعادَ عَلى التَّداني

لِأَنّي لَم أَجِد مَن أَصطَفيهِ

So I preferred remoteness over intimacy

Because I did not find who I would choose.