1. Be wary of those you trust, and do not rely on anyone,
For I do not advise you except after trying them out.
١. خِف من أَمِنتَ ولا تركِن إِلى أَحَدٍ
فَما نَصَحتُك إِلَّا بَعدَ تَجريبِ
2. If loyalty among them is lacking,
It will not exceed the treachery of nomads.
٢. إِن كانَت التركُ فيهِم غَيرَ وافِيَةٍ
فَما تَزيدُ عَلى غَدرِ الأَعاريبِ
3. They adhered to the covenants of villainy amongst themselves,
And they almost abolished them in the temples.
٣. تَمَسَّكوا بِوَصايا اللُّؤمِ بَينَهُمُ
وَكادَ أَن يَدرسوها في المَحاريبِ