أَكرِم صَديقَ أَبيكَ حَيثُ لَقيتَهُ

وَاحبُ الكَرامَةَ مَن بَدا فَحَباكَها

Honor your father's friend wherever you meet him,

And love nobility in whoever initiates it.

وَاكفِ المُهمَّةَ مَن لَوَ انَّكَ مَرَّةً

نَزَلَت إِلَيكَ مُهِمَّةٌ لَكَفاكَها

Relieve the one in need, for if you were once,

In need, he would have relieved your need.

وَإِذا أَتاكَ بَنو السَبيلِ فَأَعطِهِم

مِن فَضلِ نِعمَتِهِ الَّتي أَعطاكَها

And if the wayfarer comes to you, give him

From the surplus of the bounty God gave you.

لا تُبدِيَنَّ نَميمَةً حُدِّثتَها

وَتَحَفَّظَنَّ مِن الَّذي أَنباكَها

Do not spread any gossip you have heard,

And be cautious of what informs you of it.

وَتَرى سَفيهَ القَومِ يَترُكُ عِرضَهُ

دَنِساً وَيَمسَحُ نَعلَهُ وَشِراكَها

You will see the ignorant of the people leaving his honor

Defiled, yet wiping his shoe and its straps,

خُرقاً إِذا راضَ الأُمورَ بِنَفسِهِ

مِثلَ العَدوِّ لَها يُريدُ هَلاكَها

With holes, if he Contents himself with his soul,

Like an enemy to it, wanting its demise.

لا تُلقِيَنَّ مَقالَةً مَشهورَةً

لا تَستَطيعُ إِذا مَضَت إِدراكَها

Do not say something famous,

You cannot take back once it has passed.