قالَ العَذولُ لِمَ اِعتَزَلتَ عَنِ الوَرى

وَأَقَمتَ نَفسَكَ في المَقامِ الأَوهَنِ

The ascetic said: Why have you secluded yourself from people

And confined yourself to the weakest abode?

نادَيتُ طالِبُ راحَةٍ فَأَجابَني

أَتعَبتَها بِطِلابِ ما لَم يُمكِنِ

I called out, seeking tranquility, and it answered me:

You wearied it by seeking what cannot be attained