ان الغريب يعز فكرك فكره

ان الغريب يعز فكرك فكره

ادنى اليك من القريب الزاري

ادنى اليك من القريب الزاري

Indeed, a stranger whose thought honors yours

The stranger's thoughts bring your thoughts closer,

Is closer to you than a disparaging kinsman.

Closer than a visiting relative.

ما ان رأيت قرابة تدنى الفتى

ما ان رأيت قرابة تدنى الفتى

منغيره كقرابة الافكار

منغيره كقرابة الافكار

I have never seen a kinship that draws a young man

I've never seen any kinship draw a youth

To another as does the kinship of ideas.

Closer than the kinship of ideas.