خِف من أَمِنتَ ولا تركِن إِلى أَحَدٍ

فَما نَصَحتُك إِلَّا بَعدَ تَجريبِ

Be wary of those you trust, and do not rely on anyone,

For I do not advise you except after trying them out.

إِن كانَت التركُ فيهِم غَيرَ وافِيَةٍ

فَما تَزيدُ عَلى غَدرِ الأَعاريبِ

If loyalty among them is lacking,

It will not exceed the treachery of nomads.

تَمَسَّكوا بِوَصايا اللُّؤمِ بَينَهُمُ

وَكادَ أَن يَدرسوها في المَحاريبِ

They adhered to the covenants of villainy amongst themselves,

And they almost abolished them in the temples.