صَدِيقٌ لَيْسَ يَنْفَعُ يَوْمَ بُؤْسٍ * قَرِيبٌ مِنْ عَدْوٍّ فِي القِيَاسِوَمَا يَبْقَى الصَّدِيقُ بِكُلِّ عَصْرٍ * وَلاَ الإِخْوَانُ إِلاَّ لِلتَّآسِي عَبَرْتُ الدَّهْرَ مُلْتَمِسَاً بِجُهْدِي * أَخَا ثِقَةٍ فَأَلْهَانِي التِمَاسِيتَنَكَّرَتِ البِلاَدُ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا * كَأَنَّ أُنَاسَهَا لَيْسُوا بِنَاسِA friend who does not benefit at the time of hardships,Is close to an enemy on the scales,The friend does not remain, during all times,Nor does the brother, except for consolation.I searched the days, with all my strengthsfor a brother to trust, but my search was fruitless,The lands and those who live them were barren,As though its people were not people [I wanted them to be] imam ash Shafai'i