1. I have tested the untrue friends of this time,
So I have lessened my share of them through estrangement.
١. بَلَوتُ أَخِلّاءَ هَذا الزَمانِ
فَأَقلَلتُ بِالهَجرِ مِنهُم نَصيبي
2. And all of them, if you look closely,
Are friends when present, enemies when absent.
٢. وَكُلُّهُمُ إِن تَصَفَّحتُهُم
صَديقُ العَيانِ عَدُوُّ المَغيبِ