يا صاحباً إنْ غبتَ عنْ عينيهِ
يشارِكُ المغتابَ والعائبا
O my two companions, if I am absent from his sight,
he joins the backbiter and the faultfinder.
ما صاحبي مَنْ ودَّني حاضراً
بل صاحبي مَنْ ودَّني غائبا
My friend is not one who loves me when I am present;
rather, my friend is one who loves me when I am absent.
Sol 5.6