أَكرِم ضَعيفَكَ وَالآفاقُ مُجدِبَةٌ

وَلا تُهِنهُ وَلَو أَعطَيتَهُ القوتا

Honor the weak, though horizons are barren,

And do not humiliate him, even if you give him sustenance.

وَجانِبِ الناسَ تَأمَن سوءَ فِعلِهِمُ

وَأَن تَكونَ لَدى الجُلّاسِ مَمقوتا

Keep away from people, to be safe from their misdeeds,

And from being despised in the company of peers.

لا بُدَّ مِن أَن يَذِمّوا كُلَّ مَن صَحَبوا

وَلَو أَراهُم حَصى المِعزاءِ ياقوتا

They must slander all whom they befriended,

Even if you had given them rubies as gifts.

وَقَضِّ وَقتَكَ بِالتَقوى تَجَوَّزُهُ

حَتّى تُصادِفَ يَوماً فيهِ مَوقوتا

Spend your time devoutly regardless of circumstance,

Until you meet your predestined day.