1. أَخٌ لِيَ أَحلى مِنَ العافِيَه

    مَوارِدُ أَخلاقِهِ صافِيَه

    I have a brother sweeter than good health;

    the wellsprings of his character are clear.

  2. يَريشُ جَناحي بِإِحسانِهِ

    إِذا العُدمُ لَم يُبقَ لي خافِيَه

    He feathers my wing with his kindness

    when destitution has left me not a single feather.

  3. وَإِن كانَ شُكري لَهُ وَصلاً

    فَلَيسَت عَطياهُ لي جافِيَه

    And if my gratitude to him is a bond of affection,

    then his gifts to me are not cold.