1. I saw time and its companions
Revolving in this life and its rotations

2. Whenever a young man feels down and confined
They become not what once were his supporters

3. And no matter how faithful and honest they vowed
His companions betrayed him when he needed them

4. If you seek a loyal friend in time of need
Time denies you ever finding one

5. Whoever mingles with people in their affairs
Sees in them all that is their nature

6. And he who is aloof, neither kind nor good to them
Sees in the end what faults him

7. He who does not weigh his words with his mind
Is deemed light in weight among people

8. A young man's tongue reveals his true self
So watch his tongue to know his ways

9. The speech of each person displays
What we have found their qualities to be

10. And look not at the person, but look when
You want the truth at his peers

11. And if you befriend a man
Turn a blind eye to his coarseness

12. For none shall protect your honor
Except one who protects his own honor

13. When a man knows not his true worth
People will undervalue his price

14. And confusion may show in one wearing
The cloak of perfection his flaws

15. While the roots of a firmly rooted young man
Reveal in his taste its branches

16. No good is he who sees his honor
As worldly and washes away values

17. Oh, wretched is he who is not of dignity
And has not purified his faith for God