خذْ العدس المشتهى مأكلاً

وكن يا أخا الجود نعم الأكيل

Take the desired lentils as food,

And be, O brother of generosity, the best eater,

فلو لم تكن عندِي المعتلى

لما جدت منه بهذا الجليل

For if I did not have the afflicted one,

I would not have found this great one from him.

وأقسم لولاك يا سيدي

عدمت الصديق وحقّ الخليل

And I swear, if not for you my master,

I would miss the friend and the right of the intimate.