1. أعاذِلَ ذَرني وَاِنفِرادي عَن الوَرى

    فَلَستُ أَرى فيهم صَديقاً مصافِيا

    O reproacher, leave me to my solitude apart from humankind.

    For I see among them no sincere friend.

  2. نَداماي كُتبٌ أَستفيدُ علومَها

    أَحبّايَ تُغني عَن لِقائي الأَعادِيا

    My boon companions are books whose knowledge I gain,

    my beloved ones, who spare me encounters with enemies.

  3. وَآنَسُها القُرآنُ فَهوَ الَّذي بِهِ

    نَجاتي إِذا فَكَّرتُ أَو كُنتُ تالِيا

    And the most comforting of them is the Qur’an, for through it

    comes my salvation, when I reflect or recite.

  4. لَقَد جُلتُ في غَربِ البِلادِ وَشَرقِها

    أُنَقِّبُ عَمن كانَ لِلّهِ داعِيا

    Indeed, I roamed through the lands, west and east,

    searching for someone who called others to God.

  5. فَلم أَرَ إِلا طالِباً لرياسةٍ

    وَجمّاعَ أَموالٍ وَشَيخاً مرائِيا

    But I saw only a seeker of leadership,

    and a hoarder of wealth, and a sheikh making a show of piety.

  6. قبَضتُ يَدي عَنهُم وَآثرتُ عُزلةً

    عَن الناسِ وَاستغنيت بِاللَهِ كافِيا

    I withdrew my hand from them and chose seclusion

    from people, and found God sufficient for me.