1. For God's sake, I cherished companions I befriended,
I contained within me the essence of glory through befriending them,
١. لِلَّه دَرُّ معاشرٍ آلفتُهم
فحويتُ خَصلَ المجد في إِيلافهم
2. They left and the nights replaced them,
A people who see generosity in their legacy,
٢. ذَهَبوا فأَخلَفَت اللَيالي عنهم
قَوماً يَرَون الجودَ في إِخلافِهم
3. Live self-sufficiently, for time recited saying:
Those whom one could live under their care have gone.
٣. عش عائلاً فالدهر أَنشد قائلاً
ذَهبَ الَّذينَ يُعاشُ في أَكنافِهِم