1. إذا ما النّفسُ مالَتْ نحْوَ حُسْنٍ

    فقَدْ خطَرْتَ علَى خطَرِ الوَلوعِ

    If ever the soul inclines toward beauty,

    then you have ventured into the peril of infatuation.

  2. فإنْ أحْسَسْتَ بالمَيْلِ ادَّرِكْها

    فَما بعْدَ الميْلِ سِوى الوُقوعِ

    So if you become aware of the inclination, catch it in time;

    for after inclination comes nothing but falling.