وَأَنزَلَني طولُ النَوى دارَ غُربَةٍ

إِذا شِئتُ لاقَيتُ أَمراً لا أُشاكِلُه

And the length of my yearning brought me down to the abode of exile,

When I wish, I find something I do not resist,

أُحامِقُهُ حَتّى تُقالَ سَجِيَّةٌ

وَلَو كانَ ذا عَقلٍ لَكُنتُ أُعاقِلُه

I act ignorant until it is said “he is foolish”,

And if he was reasonable, I would act reasonably towards him.