1. يا رائِشُ قِس أَمرَكَ في جُملَتِهِ

    فالُمؤمِنُ قِيلَ النُّصحُ من شيمَتِهِ

    O Rāʾish, weigh your affair in its entirety,

    For sincere counsel, they say, is among a believer’s traits.

  2. إِيَّاكَ وذاكَ السَّاحِرَ الطَّرفِ وَخَف

    أَن يَحتَرقَ الَمركَبُ مِن وَجنَتِهِ

    Beware of that one with the bewitching gaze, and fear

    That the boat may catch fire from his cheek.