1. اِحذَرْ صَديقَكَ لا تأمَنْهُ في زَمنٍ

    إِنَّ الصّداقةَ مِنها الضُّرُّ والكَدرُ

    Beware your friend; do not trust him at any time.

    For from friendship come harm and distress.

  2. ما ضَرَّني مِن عَدوٍّ كنتُ أَحذَرُهُ

    وفي العداوةِ لم يُؤذَ اِمرُؤٌ حَذِرُ

    No enemy I guarded against has harmed me.

    And in enmity, no wary man has been harmed.

  3. إِنّ الأَفاعيَ لا تَخفى عَداوَتها

    مِنها اِحتَرست وَمِنها فاتَني الضَّررُ

    Indeed, the enmity of vipers is not hidden.

    I guarded against them, and their harm passed me by.