1. Hear the words of one prudent and experienced;
what he knows may benefit you throughout your life.
١. إِسمَع مَقالَةَ ذي لُبٍّ وَتَجرُبَةٍ
يُفِدكَ في اليَومِ ما في دَهرِهِ عَلِما
2. When misfortunes befall a young man
let no fool think he has been unjustly treated.
٢. إِذا أَصابَ الفَتى خَطبٌ يَضِرُّ بِهِ
فَلا يَظَنُّ جَهولٌ أَنَّهُ ظُلِما
3. My life has been long as a cycle of fortune,
so injuries have befallen me, though my lot might have been brief.
٣. قَد طالَ عُمرِيَ طولَ الظُفرِ فَاِتَّصَلَت
بِهِ الأَذاةُ وَكانَ الحَظُّ لَو قُلِما