تَرَكتُ أَخِلّاءً كَثيراً ذَمَمتُهُم

وَلَكِن خَليلي لا أَذُمُّ اِبنَ صالِحِ

I have abandoned many unfaithful friends and blamed them,

But my friend Ibn Salih, I do not blame.

شَقَقتُ لَهُ صَدري مِنَ السِرِّ إِنَّهُ

خِزانَةُ سِرٍّ أَعجَزَت كُلَّ فاتِحِ

I have opened my heart to him with secrets, he is

A treasure chest of secrets that has defied every opener.