1. The nature of mankind is filled with hypocrisy, so shun them
And live alone, take not a friend you have to feign with
١. طِباعُ الوَرى فيها النِفاقُ فَأَقصِهِم
وَحيداً وَلا تَصحَب خَليلاً تُنافِقُه
2. Fate does not grant a youth his needs through passing days
Though he be fortunate, joined by a like-minded mate
٢. وَما تُحسِنُ الأَيّامُ أَن تَرزُقَ الفَتى
وَإِن كانَ ذا حَظٍّ صَديقاً يُوافِقُه
3. A friend here smiles at a friend, yet his conscience
Glooms, and fondness lost but for one who's complicit
٣. يُضاحِكُ خِلٌّ خِلَّهُ وَضَميرُهُ
عَبوسٌ وَضاعَ الوِدُّ لَولا مَرافِقُه