1. ألا فانظروني بعين الصفا

    فهيهات مثلي خليل صفا

    Behold, then look upon me with an eye of purity.

    For a friend as sincere as I is scarcely to be found.

  2. إذا ما الخليل أضاع الخليل

    وعاصاه في الحال ما أنصفا

    When a friend neglects a friend,

    And defies him in that situation, he has not acted fairly.

  3. رأيت قلوب رجال الزمان

    صارت صلاداً لصم الصفا

    I have seen the hearts of the men of this age

    Turn to stone, hard as unyielding rock.

  4. فمن لي بخل أراه إذا ما

    صفيت الوداد له لي صفا

    Who, then, will give me a friend whom I find, whenever

    I offer him pure affection, sincere toward me?

  5. أبيت أصافي سوى من صفا

    وأنصف إلا فتى منصفا

    I refuse to befriend any but the sincere,

    Or to treat fairly any but a fair-minded youth.

  6. بإبني غريب صفت خلتي

    وعزت وجلت فلن توصفا

    With Gharib's two sons, my friendship grew pure,

    And grew precious and exalted, beyond description.

  7. أيا خاطر أنت في خاطري

    مقيمٌ على عهد صدق الوفا

    O Khatir, you are in my thoughts,

    Abiding by a pledge of true fidelity.

  8. وغيرك في الناس كم قال لي

    مقالك لكنه ما وفى

    And how many others among people have said to me

    Your very words, yet failed to keep their word.

  9. فأنت الشفيق وأنت الشقيق

    إذا ما رفيق رفيقاً جفا

    For you are the caring friend, and you are the true brother,

    When one companion shuns another.

  10. يخالج قلبك مني الوقوف

    ومثلي إذا قال لن يوقفا

    Your heart is troubled that I might hesitate;

    Yet one like me, once he speaks, will not be stopped.

  11. وها أنا جانف طرفي الكرى

    تشوقت مكة والموقفا

    And here I am, my eyes shunning slumber;

    I have yearned for Mecca and the place of standing.

  12. وقلبي إلى عرفات صفا

    أحب لحبيه من عرفا

    And my heart has turned in pure devotion toward Arafat.

    For its two beloveds, I love whoever has known them.

  13. وقلبي مريض إلى طيبة

    وما هي إلا لقلبي السفا

    And my heart is sick with longing for Tayba;

    And it is nothing but healing for my heart [uncertain reading].

  14. متى أنا بالقبر قبر النبي

    ي يا خاطر ناشد موقفا

    When shall I be at the grave, the Prophet's grave,

    O Khatir, seeking a place to stand?

  15. وألثم خدي بذاك التراب

    وأنشد مدحي في المصطفى

    And veil my cheek with that dust,

    And recite my praise of the Chosen One,

  16. وأحسن في صاحبيه الثنا

    وأنشد في المصطفى مردفا

    And offer fine praise of his two companions,

    And recite of the Chosen One, adding:

  17. عليه الصلاة وأزكى السلا

    م ما نكح الراكب النفنفا

    Upon him be blessings and the purest peace,

    As long as the rider weds the vast wilderness.