1. I yearn for his distance, yet my thoughts draw him near
Opposites, brought together only for deception
١. أهْوَى تَباعُدَه والفكرُ يُدْنِيهِ
ضِدَّانِ ما جُمِعا إلاَّ لِتَمْويهِ
2. His virtues bring him no closer to me
Nor do his flaws push him further away
٢. فما تُقرِّبُه منِّي مَحاسِنُه
ولا تُبَعِّدُه عنِّي مَساوِيهِ