1. أخ لي كسبنيه اللقاء

    وأوجدني فيه علقاً شريفا

    A meeting won me a brother,

    and brought me, in him, a noble treasure.

  2. وقد كنت أكره منه الجوار

    وما كنت أرغبه لي أليفا

    Though I had once disliked being near him,

    and had not wanted him as my companion.

  3. وكان البغيض فصار الحبيب

    وكان الثقيل فصار الخفيفا

    He was hated, then became beloved;

    he was heavy company, then became light.

  4. وقد كنت أدمن عنه الوجيف

    فصرت أديم اليه الوجيفا

    I had once kept hastening away from him,

    but now I keep hastening toward him.