1. لأشكرَنَّ اهتماماً منك يَذكُرُنِي

    فِي البعد حتّى كأنِي مُصقبُ الدّارِ

    I shall surely be grateful for your care, which keeps me in mind

    Even far away, as though my home were close by.

  2. بعُدتُ عنه فما أنكرتُ خُلّتَهُ

    مع التّنائي وكم أنكرتُ من جَارِ

    I have gone far from him, yet found his friendship unchanged,

    Despite our separation—yet how many a neighbor have I found a stranger!