إذا غرت خيولُ الهجر يوماً

عليكَ، فكنْ لها ثَبْتَ الجَنانِ

If the horses of departure ever charge against you,

Be as steadfast as iron in the face of them.

وإِن خان الصديق فلا عجيبٌ

أَليس الأَصدقاء بني الزّمان

And if a friend should betray you one day, do not grieve-

For are not friends but guests in the home of time?