لعمري لقوم المرء خير بقية

عليه وإن عالوا به كل مركبِ

For life, a man's people are his best legacy

Though they ride every ship against him

إذا كنت في قوم عدي لست منهم

فكل ما عُلِفتَ من خبيث وطيّبِ

If you are among the hostile people, you are not one of them

So feed on the good and bad they offer

وإن حدثتك النفس إنك قادر

على ما حوت أيدي الرجال فجرِّبِ

And if your soul tells you that you're able

To do what men's hands can do, then try it