أَنِستُ بِوَحدَتي وَلَزِمتُ بَيتي

أَنِستُ بِوَحدَتي وَلَزِمتُ بَيتي

فَطابَ الأُنسُ لي وَنَما السُرورُ

فَطابَ الأُنسُ لي وَنَما السُرورُ

I found comfort in my solitude and kept to my home.

I became accustomed to being alone and remained in my home

So comfort became sweet to me, and joy grew.

So solitude became pleasant for me and joy grew

فَأَدَّبَني الزَمانُ فَلا أُبالي

فَأَدَّبَني الزَمانُ فَلا أُبالي

هُجِرتُ فَلا أُزار وَلا أَزورُ

هُجِرتُ فَلا أُزار وَلا أَزورُ

Time has thus schooled me, so I do not care:

Time has disciplined me so I do not care

I have been forsaken, so I am not visited, nor do I visit.

I was abandoned so I neither console nor visit

وَلَستُ بِسائِلٍ ما دُمتُ حَيّاً

وَلَستُ بِسائِلٍ ما دُمتُ حَيّاً

أَسارَ الجَيشُ أَم رَكِبَ الأَميرُ

أَسارَ الجَيشُ أَم رَكِبَ الأَميرُ

And as long as I live, I am not one to ask:

And I am not one who asks, as long as I live,

Has the army marched, or has the emir ridden?

Whether the army was captured or the prince rode off