وَصَديقٍ سُرورُهُ بِالصَديقِ

كَسرورِ العَشيقِ بِالمَعشوقِ

And a friend whose joy is in the friend

Is like a lover's joy in the beloved

كُلُّ يَومٍ أَروحُ مِنهُ وَأَغدو

بَينَ لَفظٍ رَطبٍ وَخُلقٍ رَقيقِ

Each day with him my soul takes flight and alights

Between gentle words and refined manners

وَخَريفٍ مِنَ الوَفاءِ نَضيرٍ

وَرَبيعٍ مِنَ الحِفاظِ أَنيقِ

An autumn of fidelity beyond compare

A spring of graceful loyalty

فَقَضى اللَهُ حَقَّهُ مِن نَفيسٍ

يَقتَضي نَفسَهُ قَضاءَ الحُقوقِ

So God has taken his due from my soul

That now takes its due from other souls