1. أَلا رُبَّ نُصحٍ يُغلَقُ البابُ دونَهُ

    وَغِشٍّ إِلى جَنبِ السُرورِ يُقَرِّبُ

    Ah, many a word of counsel has the door shut against it,

    And many a deceit brings one close to joy.