1. A friend I was unlike
Yet faithful despite his stinginess
١. وصاحب لم أكُ من جنسِهِ
ما زلتُ أوفيه على بَخسِهِ
2. He turned away yet I did him no wrong
May God make him stumble backwards
٢. ولَّى وما أوليتُهُ سيئاً
أتبعه اللَه قفا أمسِه
3. Rather may God reward him well
For what he has sown and reaped
٣. بل أحسنَ اللَه مجازاتَه
على الذي استثمر من غَرسه
4. I trained myself to put up with him
So he protected me strictly from himself
٤. أخلقت نفسي بمصافاته
فصانني بالصَرم عن نفسه