1. كَفى حَزَناً أَنّي صَديقٌ وَصادِقٌ

    وَما لِيَ مِن بَينِ الأَنامِ صَديقُ

    It is sorrow enough that I am a friend and true,

    yet I have no friend among humankind.

  2. فَكَيفَ أُريغُ الأَبعَدينَ لِخِلَّةٍ

    وَهَذا قَريبٌ غادِرٌ وَشَقيقُ

    How, then, can I seek the distant for friendship,

    when this kinsman and brother is treacherous?