وَأَوصاني الرَضِيُّ وَصاةَ نُصحٍ

وَأَوصاني الرَضِيُّ وَصاةَ نُصحٍ

وَكانَ مُهَذّباً شَهماً أَبيّا

وَكانَ مُهَذّباً شَهماً أَبيّا

Al-Raḍī gave me a word of sincere counsel,

And al-Radi gave me sincere counsel,

And the Radi counselled me earnest counsel

for he was refined, gallant, and proud:

and he was refined, gallant, and proud:

He was refined, valiant, unyielding

بِألا تُحسنَن ظَناً بِشخصٍ

بِألا تُحسنَن ظَناً بِشخصٍ

وَلا تَصحَب حَياتَكَ مَغرِبيا

وَلا تَصحَب حَياتَكَ مَغرِبيا

“Never think well of anyone,

“Never think well of anyone,

"Think not well of any man,

and never in your life befriend a Maghribi.”

nor ever in your life befriend a Maghribi.”

Nor take to be your comrade one of Maghrib"