مَن ذا الَّذي بِإِخائِهِ وَبِوُدِّهِ

مِن بَعدِ وُدِّكَ أَو إِخائِكَ أَفرَحُ

Who else with kinship and affection

Could bring me joy after your love and brotherhood?

لَمّا يَقول الكاشِحونَ لَنا غَداً

وَعيونُهُم نَحوي وَنَحوَكَ تلمَحُ

When the slanderers say to us tomorrow

Their eyes glance at me and at you

قَد رابَهُم مِن بَعدِ حُسنِ تَواصُلٍ

مِنّا مُباعدَةٌ وَبَينٌ مُفصِحُ

They are troubled by our close companionship

From us is aloofness and conspicuous separation

أَمُريهِم ما يَشتَهونَ وَفاعِلٌ

مِن ذاكَ ما يُثنى وَما يُستَقبَحُ

Their command is what they desire and an agent

Of this, what is praised and what is condemned

أَم مُمسِكٌ بِوصالِ خِلٍّ ناصِحٍ

مَحض الأُخوَّة مِثلُهُ لا يُطرَحُ

Or one holding on to the friendship of sincere brethren

Pure fraternity, the likes of him are not discarded

أَيّاً فَعَلتَ فَلا تَزالُ مُقيمَةً

في الصَدرِ مِنكَ مُوَدَّةٌ لا تَبرَحُ

Whatever you have done, you still remain

In my heart an affection that does not depart