إذا غابَ أهلُ الصِّدقِ عنكَ فإنّما

إذا غابَ أهلُ الصِّدقِ عنكَ فإنّما

تغيبُ بهم عنكَ المسّرةُ والأُنسُ

تغيبُ بهم عنكَ المسّرةُ والأُنسُ

When people of truth depart from you, it is only

When truthful people are absent from you, then indeed

that with them your joys and companionship disappear.

joy and companionship depart from you along with them.