1. وَأَخٍ يُجَرِّرُ فَضلَ ذَيلِ إِخائي

    ما بَينَ إِنصافي وَبَينَ وَفائي

    And a brother drags the trailing hem of my friendship,

    between my fair dealing and my fidelity.

  2. يَثني الأَذى عَنهُ أَعِنَّتُهُ إِذا

    وافاهُ يَحمِلُ رايَةً مِن رائي

    Harm turns its reins away from him when

    it finds him carrying one of my banners.

  3. أَنا مِنهُ بَينَ صَفائِهِ وَثَنائِهِ

    مُذ صارَ بَينَ مَحَبَّتي وَحِبائي

    With him, I stand between his sincerity and his praise,

    since he came to stand between my love and my gifts.