1. لا تَأمَنَنَّ أَخا العَداوَةِ إِنَّهُ

    إِن أَمكَنَتهُ فُرصَةٌ لَم يُمهَلِ

    Never trust one who bears you enmity, for he,

    if a chance presents itself, will grant no respite.

  2. لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ كَيفَ تَأمَنُ مُحنَقاً

    تَغلي عَداوَةُ صَدرِهِ في مِرجَلِ

    God bless you! How can you trust an enraged man,

    when the hatred in his breast boils in a cauldron?

  3. ما الحَزمُ إِلّا في اِجتِثاثِ أُصولِهِ

    وَالأَيمُ لَم يُؤمَن إِذا لَم يُقتَلِ

    Prudence lies only in tearing out his roots;

    and a serpent cannot be trusted unless it is killed.