Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: On His Friends, by Meskin Aldaramy

ON HIS FRIENDS. BY MESKIN ALDARAMY. WITH conscious pride I view the band Of faithful friends that round me stand; With pride exult, that I alone Can join these scattered gems in one: For they're a wreath of pearls, and I The silken cord on which they lie. ’Tis mine their inmost souls to see; Unlocked is every heart to me; To me they cling, on me they rest, And I've a place in every breast: For they're a wreath of pearls, and I The silken cord on which they lie.