1. سَميرٌ إِذا جالَستَهُ كانَ مُسلِياً

    فُؤادَكَ مِمّا فيهِ مِن أَلَمِ الوَجدِ

    A companion who, when you sit with him, brings relief

    To your heart from the pain of longing within it.

  2. يُفيدُكَ عِلماً أَو يَزيدُكَ حِكمَةً

    وَغَيرُ حَسودٍ أَو مُصِرٌّ عَلى الحِقدِ

    He gives you knowledge or increases your wisdom,

    And is neither envious nor persistent in rancor.

  3. وَيَحفَظُ ما اِستَودَعتَهُ غَيرَ غافِلٍ

    وَلا خائِنٍ عَهداً عَلى قِدَمِ العَهدِ

    And guards what you entrust to him, never heedless,

    Nor betraying a pledge, however old the bond.

  4. زَمانُ رَبيعٍ في الزَمانِ بِأَسرِهِ

    يَبيحُكَ رَوضاً غَيرَ ذاوٍ وَلا جَعدِ

    A season of spring throughout all time,

    He offers you a meadow, neither withered nor shriveled.

  5. يُنَوِّرُ أَحياناً بِوَردِ بَدائِعٍ

    أَخَصُّ وَأَولى بِالنُفوسِ مِن الوَردِ

    He blossoms at times with roses of wondrous creations,

    More congenial to souls and more fitting for them than roses.