كَم صَديقٍ عَرَفتُهُ بِصَديقٍ

صارَ أَحظى مِنَ الصَديقِ العَتيقِ

How many a friend I've known through a friend

Who's become dearer than friends of old

وَرَفيقٍ رافَقتُهُ في طَريقٍ

صارَ بَعدَ الطَريقِ خَيرَ رَفيقِ

And a companion I've walked with down a road

Who after that road proved life's best friend