1. قيلَ لي تَعشَقُ الصَحابَةَ طُرّاً

    أَم تَفَرَّدتَ مِنهُمُ بِفَريقِ

    I was asked, “Do you love all the Companions,

    or have you confined yourself to one group among them?”

  2. فَوَصَفتُ الجَميعَ وَصفاً إِذا ضُو

    وِعَ أَزرى بِكُلِّ مِسكٍ سَحيقِ

    So I described them all in praise that, when its fragrance

    is diffused, puts every finely powdered musk to shame.

  3. قيلَ هَذي الصِفاتُ وَالكُلُّ كَالدِر

    ياقِ يَشفي مِن كُلِّ داءٍ وَثيقِ

    It was said, “Such are their qualities; all are like theriac,

    curing every stubborn disease.

  4. فَإِلى مَن تَميلُ قُلتُ إِلى الأَر

    بَعِ لا سِيَّما إِلى الفاروقِ

    So toward whom do you incline?” I said, “Toward the

    four—especially toward al-Faruq.”