1. خل خلي من الى الغي انتمى

    وتباعد عن جهول ظلما

    Leave, my friend, whoever has allied himself with error;

    and keep your distance from an ignorant man who does wrong.

  2. واذا رمت رفاقا فاختر ال

    خيرين الصالحين الحكما

    And if you seek companions, choose the

    good, the righteous, the wise.

  3. ولعلم الدين لازم مذعنا

    طيب البال كرام العلما

    And for religious knowledge, keep company in humble submission,

    serene at heart, with the noble scholars.

  4. ولعلم الحال والذوق اتبع

    سادة القوم الشيوخ العظما

    And for knowledge of spiritual states and spiritual tasting, follow

    the masters of the community, the great shaykhs.

  5. واطرح الفاجر واقطع حبله

    واتخذ بعدك عنه مغنما

    And cast off the wicked man and cut his cord;

    and count your distance from him as a gain.

  6. والذي ساءت به فطرته

    لا تسامته ولو سامى السما

    And the man whose inborn nature has turned foul—

    do not stand alongside him, even if he rivals the sky.

  7. رب يوم سقط السيءُ عن

    درجات قام فيها صنما

    Many a day the wicked man has fallen from

    ranks in which he stood as an idol.

  8. رفعة المرء بمجد خالص

    من غبار الزيغ طورا سلما

    A man's elevation lies in pure glory,

    safe for a time from the dust of deviation,

  9. وبدين ليس فيه عوج

    جاء مرفوع المباني قيما

    and in a religion containing no crookedness,

    that has come upright, with its structures raised high.

  10. واهجر الخائن لا تعبا به

    فهو للخزي رفيق بيفما

    And shun the traitor; pay him no heed,

    for he is a companion of disgrace [unclear final word].

  11. والذي ينقض عهدا خله

    عنك واتركه بفيفاء العمى

    And whoever breaks a covenant—leave him

    away from you, and abandon him in the wilderness of blindness.

  12. والوفا دين ومحروم الوفا

    ناكث من كل فضل حرما

    And fidelity is faith, and one bereft of fidelity

    is a pledge-breaker, deprived of every virtue.

  13. واخو الاحقاد ودعه ولا

    تبغ منه النفع مهما عظما

    And bid farewell to the bearer of grudges, and do not

    seek benefit from him, however great he becomes.

  14. فهو مأسور هواه والذي

    قام مأسور الهوى لن يكرما

    For he is captive to his desire, and whoever

    stands captive to desire will never be honored.

  15. ومشان العرض باعده فلن

    يعمر الناس دني هدما

    And keep the defamer of honor far away, for never

    will a base man who tears down build people up.

  16. ورفيق الحرص والاطماع لا

    تتخذه صاحبا كيف سما

    And the companion of greed and covetous desires—do not

    take him as a friend, however high he rises.

  17. وكرام العرق فاحفظ ودهم

    انما اهل الوفاء الكرما

    And as for those of noble lineage, preserve their affection;

    only the noble are people of fidelity.

  18. ورجال الله لذ في بابهم

    واتخذهم للمعالي سلما

    And seek refuge at the door of the men of God,

    and take them as a ladder to the heights.

  19. وبنو المختار خذهم عدة

    فبهم يوم غد تكفى الظما

    And take the sons of al-Mukhtar as your provision,

    for through them, on the morrow, you will be spared thirst.

  20. وصحاب المصطفى فاعرف لهم

    حقهم تحفظ مما دهما

    And for al-Mustafa's companions, acknowledge

    their due; you will be protected from whatever assails.

  21. فعلى سيدهم هادي الورى

    كلما صلى تعالى سلما

    So upon their master, the guide of humankind,

    may the Most High send peace whenever He sends blessings.