أَنِستُ بِوَحدَتي وَلَزِمتُ بَيتي

فَطابَ الأُنسُ لي وَنَما السُرورُ

I became accustomed to being alone and remained in my home

So solitude became pleasant for me and joy grew

فَأَدَّبَني الزَمانُ فَلا أُبالي

هُجِرتُ فَلا أُزار وَلا أَزورُ

Time has disciplined me so I do not care

I was abandoned so I neither console nor visit

وَلَستُ بِسائِلٍ ما دُمتُ حَيّاً

أَسارَ الجَيشُ أَم رَكِبَ الأَميرُ

And I am not one who asks, as long as I live,

Whether the army was captured or the prince rode off