1. Beware of slips of the tongue, for the sense
Of a young man lies in the words he utters.
١. إِياكَ مِن زَلل اللِسان فَإِنَّما
عَقل الفَتى في لَفظِهِ المَسموع
2. And we test a vessel by tapping it
To see which are sound and which have cracks.
٢. وَالمَرء يَختبر الإِناء بِنَقره
لِيَرى الصَحيح بِهِ مِن المَصدوع