وَلا تُودِع مَتاعَكَ عِندَ عَدلٍ

وَلا تُودِع مَتاعَكَ عِندَ عَدلٍ

وَلا سِيَّما إِذا كانَ اِبنَ سيما

وَلا سِيَّما إِذا كانَ اِبنَ سيما

And do not entrust your property to an upright man,

Do not deposit your belongings with an upright man,

especially if he is Ibn Sima.

Especially if he is marked with vice.

فَكَم أَودَعتُهُ أَيداً شَديدَ ال

فَكَم أَودَعتُهُ أَيداً شَديدَ ال

قُوى فَأَعادَهُ نِضواً سَقيما

قُوى فَأَعادَهُ نِضواً سَقيما

For often I entrusted it to him, robust and mighty in

How often have I deposited them in the hands

strength, and he returned it wasted and sick.

Of a man of great strength, and he returned them diseased and weak.