1. مَن عاشَرَ الناسَ لَم يُعدَم نِفاقَهُمُ

    فَما يَفوهونَ مِن حَقٍّ بِتَصريحِ

    Whoever keeps company with people will find no shortage of their hypocrisy;

    for they utter no truth openly.

  2. فَاِعجَب لِتَحريقِ أَهلِ الهِندِ مَيتَهُمُ

    وَذاكَ أَروَحُ مِن طولِ التَباريحِ

    So marvel at the people of India burning their dead:

    that is more restful than prolonged torments.

  3. إِن حَرَّقوهُ فَما يَخشَونَ مِن ضَبُعٍ

    تَسري إِليهِ وَلا خَفيٍّ وَتَطريحِ

    If they burn him, they fear no hyena

    prowling to him by night, nor his being dug up and cast aside.

  4. وَالنارُ أَطيَبُ مِن كافورِ مَيِّتِنا

    غِبّاً وَأَذهَبُ لِلنَكراءِ وَالريحِ

    And fire is sweeter than the camphor used for our dead,

    in the long run, and better at dispelling hideousness and stench.