قدْ كُنْتُ أُجْهِدُ في التِماسِ صَنيعَةٍ

نَفْساً شِهابُ ذَكائِها وقّادُ

I used to make every effort to find a friend

Whose brilliant mind leads like a shooting star

وأقولُ لوْ كانَ المخاطَبُ غيْرَكُمْ

عنْدَ الشّدائِدِ تذْهَبُ الأحْقادُ

And I would say, if it were someone other than you

In times of hardship, hatreds disappear