الطَبعُ شَيئٌ قَديمٌ لا يُحَسُّ بِهِ

وَعادَةُ المَرءِ تُدعى طَبعَهُ الثاني

Nature is an ancient thing that is imperceptible,

And a person's habit is called his second nature.

وَالإِلفُ أَبكى عَلى خِلٍّ يُفارِقُهُ

وَكَلَّفَ القَومَ تَعظيماً لِأَوثانِ

Familiarity made me weep for a friend when he left,

And it made people worship idols excessively.