1. When you are rich, friends for you there are many
Yet when you are poor, there is no friend for thee

2. So blame not anyone, if someday
They stop visiting you in time of need

3. And I, when a friend wished to make me angry
Stayed patient, though provoked, not wanting enmity

4. I forgave his sins and overlooked his wrongs
Fearing that without him, a friend I'd never see