لَنا أَخٌ خَيرُ بِلا شَرٍّ

أَسمَحُ مِن غَيثٍ وَمِن بَحرِ

We have a brother, best without evil,

More generous than rain or sea.

إِخاؤُهُ ما بَينَ أَخلاقِهِ

كَالرَوضِ بَينَ الماءِ وَالزَهرِ

His brotherhood amidst his manners

Is like a garden amidst water and flowers.

أَخشَنُ ما أَلمَسُ مِن عَتبِهِ

أَرطَبُ ما يُلمَسُ مِن عُذري

Roughest is what I feel of his reproach,

Most gentle is what I feel of his excuse.

إِذا أَتى قَصدي إِلى بابِهِ

أَراهُ إِكراماً مِنَ السِرِّ

When I visit at his door,

I see it as an honor from one most dear.

فَمَفرِقي في التاجِ مِن رِفدِهِ

وَجيدُهُ في العِقدِ مِن شُكري

So he joins my crown through his river,

And I find his gift in my necklace of gratitude.

لَولا اِعتِلاقي بِعُرى وُدِّهِ

ما تَمَّ لي ما تَمَّ مِن فَخري

If not for my attachment to the rope of his love,

My pride never could have been perfected.