1. Do not take as a friend anyone but the noble,
Of pure lineage, his character and manners refined.
١. ألا لا تتخِذ إلا كريماً
زكيَّ العِرقِ طينتُهُ ولَيجَه
2. For parents are both the root,
And children are but the fruit of their kind.
٢. فإن الوالدين هما جميعاً
مقدمتان والولدُ النتيجَه