بلوْتُ طُعُوم الناس حتى لو اَنَّني

وجدتُهُمُ أحْلَى مذاقاً من الشَّهدِ

I have tasted the flavors of people, even if

I had found them sweeter in taste than honey

لَقَدْ آن أن أسْلاهُمُ وأملَّهمْ

فكيف وما لاقيتُ منهم أخا رشْدِ

It is time for me to leave them and tire of them

So how, when I have not found in them a sensible brother

وكيف وقد جرَّبتُ من طبقاتهم

تَجَاريبَ تدعو النفس فيهم إلى الزهد

And how, when I have tried types of them

Experiences that make the soul inclined to detachment from them