1. So gather more of those whose words give you joy,
But find only a few whose acts please you.
١. فَأَكثِر من تَلقى يسرك قَولَه
وَلكِن قَليل من يَسرك فِعله
2. And good opinion was one of my ways,
Until this time and its people corrected me.
٢. وَقد كانَ حُسن الظَنِّ بَعض مَذاهِبي
فَأَدبني هذا الزَمانُ وَأَهله