1. When you sit in a group, follow
The path of righteousness and be sincere.
١. إِذَا سُدْتَ فِي مَعْشَرٍ فَاتَّبِعْ
سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ وَكُنْ مُخْلِصَا
2. Befriend the generous and avoid the foolish,
Reconcile with those who obey and seize those who disobey.
٢. وَوَالِ الْكَريمَ وَدَارِ السَّفيهَ
وَصِلْ مَنْ أَطَاعَ وَخُذْ مَنْ عَصَى
3. Investigate to learn the unseen truths,
For prudence requires you examine.
٣. وَنَقِّبْ لِتَعْلَمَ غَيْبَ الأُمُورِ
فَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحَزْمِ أَنْ تَفْحَصَا
4. Do not leave a transgressor remain,
As the wicked are slaves of the stick.
٤. وَلا تُبْقِيَنَّ عَلَى فَاجِر
فَإِنَّ اللِّئَامَ عَبِيدُ الْعَصَا
5. If truth is hidden, be patient for it
And hasten to it when it peeks.
٥. وَإِنْ خَفِيَ الْحَقُّ فَاصْبِرْ لَهُ
وَبَادِرْ إِلَيْهِ إِذَا حَصْحَصَا
6. Sincerely devote yourself to your Lord in all
That you intend, and you will find Him sincere.
٦. وَأَخْلِصَ لِرَبِّكَ فِي كُلِّ ما
نَوَيْتَ تَجِدْ عِنْدَهُ مَخْلَصَا
7. For this life is but a fleeting illusion,
A shadow that recedes when the sun angles.
٧. فَمَا الدَّهْرُ إِلَّا خَيَالٌ سَرَى
وَظِلٌّ إِذَا مَا سَجَا قَلَّصَا