1. The righteous are born of the righteous, but he who is born of evil parents will meet them wherever they lead.
The lute is made of a certain tree; the sticks of the lute refused to be anything else.
١. بَنو الصالِحينَ الصالِحونَ وَمِن يَكُن
لِآباءِ سَوءٍ يَلقَهُم حَيثُ سَيَّرا
٢. فَما العودُ إِلّا نابِتٌ في أَرَومَةٍ
أَبى شَجَرُ العَيدانِ أَن يَتَغَيَّرا