فَأَكثِر من تَلقى يسرك قَولَه

وَلكِن قَليل من يَسرك فِعله

So gather more of those whose words give you joy,

But find only a few whose acts please you.

وَقد كانَ حُسن الظَنِّ بَعض مَذاهِبي

فَأَدبني هذا الزَمانُ وَأَهله

And good opinion was one of my ways,

Until this time and its people corrected me.