خَليلٌa close friend أظلُّI remain إذاwhenever زارنيhe visits me
خَليلٌ أظلُّ إذا زارني
كأَنّيَas though I أُنشَأُI am being created خلْقاًa creation جديداnew
كأَنّيَ أُنشَأُ خلْقاً جديدا
A friend—whenever he visits me, I feel
as though I were being created anew.
أرانيI find myself وإنand even if كَثُرare numerous المؤْنسوthe companions (continued)
أراني وإن كَثُر المؤْنسو
ن(completes 'the companions') ماas long as غابhe is absent عنيfrom me وحيداًlonely فريداalone
ن ما غاب عني وحيداً فريدا
I find myself—even when companions are many—
whenever he is absent from me, lonely and alone.
بلوتُI tested سجاياهhis character traits فيin النائباتِcalamities
بلوتُ سجاياه في النائباتِ
فلمso did not أبْلُI find through testing منهنamong them إلاexcept حميداpraiseworthy
فلم أبْلُ منهن إلا حميدا
I tested his qualities in times of calamity,
and found nothing in them but what was praiseworthy.
Sol 6.1