تَجنَّبْ مجالِسَ أهلِ الفَسادِ

وقايِضْ دُنُوَّكَ مِنْهُم ببُعْدِ

Avoid the gatherings of the corrupt people

And distance yourself far away from them

فقدْ يُفسِدُ المْرءَ بعدَ الصَّلاحِ

فَسادُ الأماكِنِ والشَّرُّ يُعدِي

For a righteous man may be led astray

By the corruption of places, and evil spreads

كَمَا السَّعدُ يَقْبلُ طَبعَ النُّحوس

إذا كانَ في مَوضِعٍ غَيرِ سَعْدِ

Just as luck turns ill-fated

When not in its rightful place