1. He has been rescued from the vicissitudes of time by companions
Whose freedom cannot be equated to that of a slave
١. يَفديه من نُوَبِ الزمانِ مَعاشِرٌ
أحرارُهم لا يلحقون بعبده
2. The ugliness of their deeds has revealed the beauty of his actions
And the merit of a thing is known by contrasting it with its opposite
٢. أبدَت مقابحَهم محاسنُ فعلهِ
والضِدُّ يُعرَفُ فضلُه في ضدِّه
3. I did not know the value of what I was granted
In his proximity until I was cast far from him
٣. ما كنتُ أعرفُ قدرَ ما خُوِّلتُه
من قُربه حتّى رُمِيتُ ببعده