ولقد سئمتُ مآربي
فكأنَّ طيِّبَها خَبِيثْ
I have wearied of my desires
As though what seemed wholesome therein was unwholesome.
إلا الحديث فإنهُ
مثلُ اسمه أبداً حديثْ
Except for talk, for verily it
Is, like its name, ever fresh.
ولقد سئمتُ مآربي
فكأنَّ طيِّبَها خَبِيثْ
I have wearied of my desires
As though what seemed wholesome therein was unwholesome.
إلا الحديث فإنهُ
مثلُ اسمه أبداً حديثْ
Except for talk, for verily it
Is, like its name, ever fresh.