تُسائِلُني القَرابَةَ أَم وِدادَ

تَراهُ مِنَ الأَحِبَّةِ وَالصَحابَةِ

You ask me, is it kinship or affection?

Do you see it as love and companionship?

فَقُلتُ القُربَ مُحتاجٌ لِوُدٍّ

وَذَلِكَ غَيرَ مُحتاجٍ قَرابَةِ

I said, kinship needs affection

While the other needs no relation