1. ذو العَقلِ مَن أَصبَحَ ذا خَلوَةٍ

    في بَيتِهِ كَالمَيتِ في رَمسِهِ

    The man of reason is one who has come to live in seclusion,

    In his house, like a dead man in his grave,

  2. مُنفَرِداً بِالفِكرِ عَن صَحبِهِ

    مُستَوحِشاً بِالإِنسِ مِن أُنسِهِ

    Alone in thought, apart from his companions,

    Estranged by humankind from his own solace.

  3. أَصبَحَ لا يَألَفُ خِلّا وَلا

    يَصحَبُ شَخصاً لَيسَ مِن جِنسِهِ

    Now he grows fond of no friend, nor

    Keeps company with anyone not of his kind.

  4. وَلا يُريدُ اللَيثَ في غابِهِ

    مِن مُؤنِسٍ فيهِ سِوى نَفسِهِ

    Nor does the lion desire, in his forest,

    Any companion there other than himself.