1. وَلا تَجعَل الأَرضَ العَريضَ مَحلُّها

    عَلَيكَ سَبيلاً وَعَثَةَ المُتَنَقَّل

    And do not make the earth, whose expanse is vast,

    a path arduous for you to traverse.

  2. وَإِن خِفتَ مِن دارٍ هَواناً فَوَلِّها

    سِواكَ وَعن دارِ الأَذى فَتَحَوَّلِ

    And if you fear humiliation in a dwelling, yield it

    to someone else, and move away from the dwelling of harm.

  3. ولا تك ممَّن يُغلقُ الباب دونه

    عليه بمغلاق من العجز مقفل

    And do not be one before whom the door is shut,

    locked against him with a bolt of helplessness.

  4. وَما المَرءُ إِلّا حَيثُ يَجعَلُ نَفسَهُ

    فَفي صالِح الأَعمالِ نَفسكَ فَاِجعَلِ

    And a man is only where he places himself,

    so place yourself among righteous deeds.