1. إذا صرَفْتَ نحْوَ وجْهٍ حسَنٍ

    طَرْفَكَ واسْتَهْواكَ للحِينِ الطّمعْ

    If toward a beautiful face you turn

    your gaze, and desire lures you to your doom,

  2. فلا تُمِلْ قلْبَكَ ما اسْطَعْتَ لهُ

    فالقَلْبُ كالحائِطِ إنْ مالَ وقَعْ

    then, as best you can, do not let your heart lean toward it;

    for the heart is like a wall: if it leans, it falls.