أَبا عَلِيٍّ عَلِيٌّ لَيسَ يُنصِفُهُ

وَعَدتُهُ فَأَبِن لي فيمَ تُخلِفُهُ

O Abul Ali, Ali is not done justice

And I promised him, so explain to me why you go against him

قَد كانَ وُدُّكَ رَوضاً في جَوانِبِهِ

زَهرُ اِفتِقادِكَ يَجنيهِ وَيَقطِفُهُ

Your love was like a garden with flowers blooming

The fragrance of your care would nurture and pick them

وَكان جاهُكَ مَمدوداً عَلَيهِ إِذا

رَنا إِلَيهِ الأَذى غَطّاهُ رَفرَفُهُ

And your status was stretched over it, so if

Harm came its way, it would cover and protect it

فَلِمَ قَدِمتَ عَلىتَشتيتِ وَصلِكَ لي

مِن بَعدِ ما كُنتَ مَجهوداً تُؤَلِّفُهُ

So why have you come to scatter your connection with me

After you had struggled to bring us together

إِن كُنتَ حُلتَ لِحالٍ لَستُ أَعرِفُهُ

فَإِنَّني لَكَ خِلٌّ أَنتَ تَعرِفُهُ

If you have changed for a reason I do not recognize

Then know I am a friend you recognize