سألتُ كتابي إذْ أتى بعدَ برهةٍ

فقالَ الفلانيُّونَ زادوا توددي

I asked my friends when they came after an absence

They said "The so-and-so's have increased their affection"

رأَوْني مأخوذاً غريباً فأقبلوا

يقولون لا تهلِكُ أسىً وتجلَّدِ

They saw me distressed and aloof so they came

Saying "Do not anguish yourself or be stoic"