أَهلَ الصَفاءِ نَأَيتُم بَعدَ قُربِكُمُ

فَما اِنتَفَعتُ بِعَيشٍ بَعدَكُم صافي

You people of serenity have departed after being near

So I gained nothing by living purely after you

وَقَد قَصَدتُ نَدى مَن لا يُوافِقُني

فَكانَ سَهمِيَ عَنهُ الطائِشَ الطافي

I sought the companionship of one who does not agree with me

So my arrow about him was wandering and floating

أَرَدتُ عَمراً وَشاءَ اللَهُ خارِجَةً

أَما كَفى الدَهرُ مِن خَلفي وَإِخلافي

I wanted a life but God willed something different

Has not fate cheated me enough by going back on me