إِذا اِنفَرَدَ الفَتى أُمِنَت عَلَيهِ

دَنايا لَيسَ يُؤمِنُها الخِلاطُ

When a youth is alone, trust is placed in him

Worldly matters that company does not make one safe from

فَلا كَذِبٌ يُقالُ وَلا نَميمٌ

وَلا غَلَطٌ يُخافُ وَلا غِلاطُ

No lies are told, no slander,

No mistakes feared, no blunders.

وَكَم نَهَضَ اِمرُؤٌ مِن بَينِ قَومٍ

وَفي هاديهِ مِن خِزيٍ عِلاطُ

And how often a man rises from among a people

Yet in his guidance is naught but shameful disgrace.