1. ماصاحِبي إِلّا الَّذي مِن بِشرِهِ

    عُنوانُهُ في وَجهِهِ وَلِسانِهِ

    My friend is only he whose good cheer

    Has its sign in his face and on his tongue.

  2. كَم صاحِبٍ لَم أَغنَ عَن إِنصافِهِ

    في عُسرِهِ وَغَنيتُ عَن إِحسانِهِ

    Many a friend whose fair dealing I could not dispense with

    In his hardship, though I had no need of his generosity.