1. خَليلٌ أظلُّ إذا زارني

    كأَنّيَ أُنشَأُ خلْقاً جديدا

    A friend—whenever he visits me, I feel

    as though I were being created anew.

  2. أراني وإن كَثُر المؤْنسو

    ن ما غاب عني وحيداً فريدا

    I find myself—even when companions are many—

    whenever he is absent from me, lonely and alone.

  3. بلوتُ سجاياه في النائباتِ

    فلم أبْلُ منهن إلا حميدا

    I tested his qualities in times of calamity,

    and found nothing in them but what was praiseworthy.