إِذا ما رَفيقي لَم يَكُن خَلفَ ناقَتي

لَهُ مَركَبٌ فَضلٌ فَلا حَمَلتْ رَحلي

If my companion were not behind my camel,

He would have a superior mount, so my camel would not be laden.

وَلَم يَكُ مِن زادي لَهُ نِصفُ مِزودي

فَلا كُنتُ ذا زادٍ وَلا كُنتُ ذا رَحلِ

And if my provisions were not half for him,

Then I would have neither provisions nor camel.

شَريكَينِ فيما نَحنُ فيهِ وَقَد أَرى

عَلَيَّ لَهُ فَضلاً بِما نالَ مِن فَضلي

We are partners in this, yet I see

He has a superiority over me in what he attains of my bounty.