1. O you who blame me for being miserly,
It is enough for me that time has a friend like it, and enough,
١. يا مَنْ يلومُ على ضَنِّي بخُلُّتِهِ
حَسبي مِنَ الدَّهرِ خِلٌّ مِثلُهُ وكَفى
2. An elegant, cultured friend, who has no equal,
I fear for my love for it, and enough.
٢. خِلٌّ ظريفٌ أديبٌ لا نظيرَ لَهُ
إنِّي أخافُ على وُدِّي لَهُ وَكَفا