1. إِنّي رُزِقتُ مِنَ الإِخوانِ جَوهَرَةً

    ما إِن لَها قيمَةٌ عِندي وَلا ثَمَنُ

    Indeed, I have been granted a jewel among friends,

    Beyond all valuation or price in my eyes.

  2. فَلَستُ مُعتَذِراً مِن أَن أَشُحَّ بِها

    وَلا يَزالُ لَدَيَّ الدَهرُ يَختَزِنُ

    So I make no apology for jealously guarding it;

    And time never ceases to keep it stored with me,

  3. بِحَيثُ لا يَهتَدي هَجرٌ وَلا مَلَلٌ

    وَلا يَطورُ بِها عَتبٌ وَلا ضَغَنُ

    Where neither estrangement nor weariness can find their way,

    And neither reproach nor rancor circles around it.

  4. فَما الخِيانَةُ مِن شَأني وَلا خُلُقي

    وَلَيسَ عِندي لَها عَينٌ وَلا أُذُنُ

    For betrayal is neither my way nor my nature,

    And I have neither eye nor ear for it.