وصَاحبٍ لا تُمَلُّ الدّهرَ صُحْبَتُهُ

يشْقَى لِنفعي ويسعَى سعْيَ مُجْتَهدِ

A companion whose company one never wearies of, lifelong—

he toils for my benefit and strives with all diligence.

لم ألقَهُ منذ تَصَاحَبْنَا فحينَ بدَا

لِنَاظريَّ افترقْنَا فُرقَةَ الأَبدِ

I have never seen him since the day we became companions; but when he appeared

before my eyes, we parted—an everlasting parting.