إذا كنت عن تدبير حالك عاجزا

ولم تأتمر يا ذا لمن لك ناصح

If you are unable to manage your own affairs,

And do not heed, O you, the advice of those counseling you,

فلا شك أن الرشد أخطاك نفعه

وأضداده طبعا اليك تصافح

Then there is no doubt that what is right has evaded benefiting you,

And its opposites have certainly embraced you.