إيَّاكَ والإرتِقاءَ في سَبَبٍ
يخونُ كَفَّيْكَ حين تنحَدِرِ
Beware of climbing by a rope
that betrays your hands as you descend.
لا بدَّ من همَّةٍ يعيشُ بها ال
مرءُ وإلّا فعيشُهُ كَدِرُ
There must be a lofty purpose by which the
person lives; otherwise, his life is misery.
أما رأيتَ الصحيحَ يُؤلِمُهُ
ما لا يُبالِي بمثلِه الحَذِرُ
Have you not seen the healthy man pained by
something the like of which the wary man would not heed?
Sol 5.6