1. أَمسى صَديقُكِ مِمّا قُلتِ قَد غَضِبوا

    لا بَل أَدَلّوا فَأَهلٌ أَن هُمُ عَتَبوا

    Your friends have grown angry over what you said.

    No, rather they presumed on affection; they are entitled to reproach.

  2. لا تَسمَعِنَّ كَلامَ الكاشِحينَ كَما

    لَم أَستَمِع بِكِ ما قالوا وَما هَضَبوا

    Do not listen to the words of the spiteful, just as

    I paid no heed to what they said of you or poured forth.

  3. نَثّوا أَحاديثَ لَم أَسمَع تَحاوُرَها

    وَزادَ فيها رِجالٌ غَيظَنا قَرِبوا

    They spread tales I had never heard discussed,

    And men courting our anger added to them.

  4. إِن تَعدُنا رِقبَةٌ إِذ نَأتِ غَيرَكُمُ

    فَأَنتِ أَوجَهُ مَن يُنأَى وَيُجتَنَبُ

    If caution holds us back when we visit others than you,

    Then you are the most esteemed of those kept distant and avoided.

  5. لِلناسِ فَضلُكِ في حُسنِ الصَفاءِ وَفي

    صِدقِ الحَديثِ وَشَرُّ الخُلَّةِ الكَذِبُ

    Your goodness to others lies in sincere affection and in

    Truthful speech; friendship's worst fault is lying.

  6. وَأَنتِ هَمِّيَ في أَهلي وَفي سَفَري

    وَفي الجُلوسِ وَفي الرُكبانِ إِن رَكِبوا

    You are my preoccupation among my family and on my travels,

    And among those seated, and among the riders when they ride.

  7. وَأَنتِ قُرَّةُ عَيني إِن نَوىً نَزَحَت

    وَمُنيَتي وَإِلَيكِ الشَوقُ وَالطَرَبُ

    You are the delight of my eye, even if separation takes us far apart,

    And my heart's desire; toward you turn longing and rapture.