الناس أشكال فكل امرىءٍ
يعرفه الناس بمنتابهِ
People are of like kinds, and every man
is known by people through the one who frequents him.
لا تسألنَّ المرء عن حاله
ما أشبه المرء بأصحابهِ
Never ask a man about his condition—
how like his companions a man is!
Sol 5.6