1. Help me with sound advice whose arrows
Never miss their mark should every boastful one
١. أَعِنّي بِرَأْيٍ صَائباتٍ سِهَامُهُ
إذا أَخطأَ الأَغراضَ كُلُّ تَفوُّقِ
2. Fail to meet with fortune. For he who has the aid
Of well-considered counsels is prepared
٢. فَما عَدِمَ التَّفوِيقَ مَن كانَ عَوْنُهُ
على نَائباتِ الدَّهْرِ رَأْي مُوفَّقِ