والله ما وجدتي نقصا عليّ ولا
في وحدتي محبّة لي بالقلم
By God, my ardor is no failing in me, nor
in my solitude is any love decreed for me by the Pen.
ولو وجدت أخا ود جعلت لهُ
خدّي وطاء مكان النعل للقدمِ
And if I found a brother in affection, I would make for him
my cheek a carpet, in place of the sandal beneath his foot.
Sol 5.6