بلوْتُ طُعُوم الناس حتى لو اَنَّني

بلوْتُ طُعُوم الناس حتى لو اَنَّني

وجدتُهُمُ أحْلَى مذاقاً من الشَّهدِ

وجدتُهُمُ أحْلَى مذاقاً من الشَّهدِ

I have sampled people's flavors so thoroughly that, even if I

I have tasted the flavors of people, even if

found them sweeter to the taste than honey,

I had found them sweeter in taste than honey

لَقَدْ آن أن أسْلاهُمُ وأملَّهمْ

لَقَدْ آن أن أسْلاهُمُ وأملَّهمْ

فكيف وما لاقيتُ منهم أخا رشْدِ

فكيف وما لاقيتُ منهم أخا رشْدِ

it would surely be time for me to forget them and grow weary of them;

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

then how much more so, when I have met no man of sound judgment among them?

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

وكيف وقد جرَّبتُ من طبقاتهم

وكيف وقد جرَّبتُ من طبقاتهم

تَجَاريبَ تدعو النفس فيهم إلى الزهد

تَجَاريبَ تدعو النفس فيهم إلى الزهد

And how much more so, when among their ranks I have had

And how, when I have tried types of them

experiences that urge the soul toward detachment from them?

Experiences that make the soul inclined to detachment from them