وأَخٍ رَخُصْتُ عَليْهِ حتّى مَلَّني

وأَخٍ رَخُصْتُ عَليْهِ حتّى مَلَّني

والشَّيْءُ مَمْلولٌ إِذا ما يَرْخُصُ

والشَّيْءُ مَمْلولٌ إِذا ما يَرْخُصُ

And to a brother I grew so cheap that he tired of me;

I granted my brother favors until I grew weary,

And one tires of a thing when it becomes cheap.

For everything grows tiresome when freely granted.

يا لَيْتَهُ إِذْ باعَ وِدي باعَهُ

يا لَيْتَهُ إِذْ باعَ وِدي باعَهُ

فيمَنْ يَزيدُ عَلَيْهِ لا مَنْ يُنْقِصُ

فيمَنْ يَزيدُ عَلَيْهِ لا مَنْ يُنْقِصُ

If only, when he sold my affection, he had sold it

Would that when he sold my love he had sold it

to one who would bid more for it, not one who would bid less!

To one who would surpass me, not one who would lessen it!

ما في زَمانِكَ ما يَعِزُّ وُجودُهُ

ما في زَمانِكَ ما يَعِزُّ وُجودُهُ

إِنْ رُمتَهُ إِلاَّ صَدِيقٌ مُخْلِصُ

إِنْ رُمتَهُ إِلاَّ صَدِيقٌ مُخْلِصُ

In your time, nothing is hard to find,

In your time, nothing’s existence brings honor

if you seek it, except a sincere friend.

Unless a sincere friend counts it honorable.