1. صحبت شكيبا برهة لم يفز بها

    سواى على أن الصحاب كثير

    I kept Shakib company for a time enjoyed

    By none but me, though companions were many.

  2. حرصت عليها آنة ثم آنة

    كما ضنّ بالماس الكريم خبير

    I treasured it, moment after moment,

    As a connoisseur jealously guards precious diamonds.

  3. فلما تساقينا الوفاء وتم لي

    وداد على كل الوداد أمير

    So when we had drunk of each other’s loyalty, and I had gained in full

    A friendship, prince over all friendships,

  4. تفرّق جسمي في البلاد وجسمه

    ولم يتفرّق خاطر وضمير

    My body and his were parted across the lands,

    Yet our minds and hearts remained undivided.