لِلَّه دَرُّ معاشرٍ آلفتُهم

فحويتُ خَصلَ المجد في إِيلافهم

For God's sake, I cherished companions I befriended,

I contained within me the essence of glory through befriending them,

ذَهَبوا فأَخلَفَت اللَيالي عنهم

قَوماً يَرَون الجودَ في إِخلافِهم

They left and the nights replaced them,

A people who see generosity in their legacy,

عش عائلاً فالدهر أَنشد قائلاً

ذَهبَ الَّذينَ يُعاشُ في أَكنافِهِم

Live self-sufficiently, for time recited saying:

Those whom one could live under their care have gone.