أفدِي خليلاً ما كان يجمع لي

بين الثمينين من خلائقه

I would ransom a friend who did not gather for me

The most precious of all his creations

إن ضنَّ بالوصلِ من لقاه فما

يضنّ بالوصلِ من مهارقه

If he was stingy in joining when we met, he was not

Stingy in parting for good from me