1. Ignorance after forty is ugly
So restrain your heart even if it is stubborn
١. الجَهلُ بَعدَ الأَربَعينَ قَبيحُ
فَزَعِ الفُؤادَ وَإِن ثَناهُ جُموحُ
2. And sell foolishness through dignity and prohibition
It will be profitable for you if you do so, by your life
٢. وَبِعِ السَفاهَةَ بِالوَقارِ وَبِالنُهى
ثَمَنٌ لَعَمرُكَ إِن فَعَلتَ رَبيحُ
3. For the guide to destruction has led you
And the caller to departure has called loudly
٣. فَلَقَد حَدا بِكَ حادِيانِ إِلى البِلى
وَدَعاكَ داعٍ لِلرَحيلِ فَصيحُ