إذا كنتَ مُتَّخِذاً صاحِباً

فلاتَتَّخِذْهُ كثيرَ النَّجَعْ

If you would take someone as a companion,

do not choose one forever prone to roam;

فإنْ حلَّ أرضاً نوى غيرَها

وانْ سَرّ يوماً بوَصل فَجَعْ

for whenever he settles in one land, he sets his sights on another,

and though one day he brings joy through union, he brings anguish.