1. How many a brother, had he denied me water, I would not have been
For him, even if I were utterly parched and thirsty.

2. So he fancied hereby that his love for me was voluntary,
While my love for him was a duty binding upon me.

3. This fancy released me from his tyranny
And though I was his slave, I became his companion.

4. And he who fancies that I cannot do without him shall see,
By my patience without him, that that fancy is false.

5. I allow an aspect of my heart to be a resort for my friend
And I leave a side for estrangement, if it keeps a side.

6. So that I meet him with a cheerful countenance when he is present
And I keep him in absence, if he is absent.

7. Such are my qualities which I make all mankind aware of,
And in which I make foe and friend sharers.