إني بليت بأقوام مواعدهم

تزيدني فوق ما ألقاه من محنِ

I have had my fill of associates whose promises

give me trouble beyond what miseries I endure,

ومن يذق لسعة الأفعى وإن سلمت

منها حشاشته يفزع من الرسن

And he who tastes the sting of a viper must be alarmed

even by the twisting of a rope though it harm him not.