بَلَوتُ أَخِلّاءَ هَذا الزَمانِ

فَأَقلَلتُ بِالهَجرِ مِنهُم نَصيبي

I have tested the untrue friends of this time,

So I have lessened my share of them through estrangement.

وَكُلُّهُمُ إِن تَصَفَّحتُهُم

صَديقُ العَيانِ عَدُوُّ المَغيبِ

And all of them, if you look closely,

Are friends when present, enemies when absent.