وَأَنزَلَني طولُ النَوى دارَ غُربَةٍ

إِذا شِئتُ لاقَيتُ أَمراً لا أُشاكِلُه

The length of my yearning brought me to the abode of estrangement,

If I wish, I will find something I do not resist,

أُحامِقُهُ حَتّى تُقالَ سَجِيَّةٌ

وَلَو كانَ ذا عَقلٍ لَكُنتُ أُعاقِلُه

I act foolishly until it is said, obstinacy,

If he had intellect, I would have acted rationally.