1. إِن الكِتاب الَّذي وافى عَلى عجلِ

    بِالسَبِّ وَالرَدّ وَالتَعنيف وَالمللِ

    Indeed, the letter that arrived in haste,

    With insults, rejection, harsh rebuke, and weariness,

  2. قَد دَلَّ أَنك لا تُبقي عَلى أحدٍ

    مِن الإِخلاء وَالأَحباب وَالبدل

    Has shown that you spare no one

    Among close friends, loved ones, and replacements.

  3. فَكَيفَ أَحسدُ بَعدي مَن تعاشرُه

    أَم كَيفَ أَطمَع في قُربٍ مَع الخلل

    So how could I envy those you keep company with after me?

    Or how could I hope for closeness amid discord?

  4. وَالقرب مِن غَير وَدّ لَيسَ غايته

    إِلا اِنقِطاع حِبال الوَصل وَالأَمَل

    And closeness without affection has no outcome

    But the severing of the cords of union and hope.