1. مِن قَضاءِ الحُقوقِ في بَعضِ ما عا

    رَضَ دونَ الحُقوقِ أَلّا تُقَضّى

    Part of fulfilling obligations, when certain things have come

    between one and those obligations, is to leave them unfulfilled.

  2. حَكَمَت هَذِهِ السَماءُ بِأَن نُح

    بَسَ عَن واجِبِ الصَديقِ وَيَرضى

    This sky has decreed that we be held

    back from our duty to a friend, and that he be content.

  3. دِيَمٌ أَقبَلَت تُصَحِّحُ عُذراً

    لِأَخي جَفوَةٍ وَتُسقِطُ فَرضا

    Steady rains have come to validate an excuse

    for one who has been aloof, and to waive an obligation.

  4. أَبعَدَتني مِن أَن أَجيأَكَ سَعياً

    وَبِكُرهي أَلّا أَجيأَكَ رَكضا

    They have kept me from coming to you in haste,

    and it is against my will that I do not come to you running.