1. يا مَعشرَ المُردِ إِني ناصِحٌ لكمُ

    والمَرءُ في القَولِ بينَ الصدقِ والكَذِبِ

    O company of beardless youths, I am your sincere adviser.

    And in speech a man stands between truth and falsehood.

  2. لا ينكحنَّ حَبيباً منكمُ أحدٌ

    فإنَّ وَجعاءَهُ أعدى مِن الجَرَبِ

    Let none of you ever have intercourse with a beloved,

    For his sore backside is more contagious than scabies.

  3. لا تأمنوا أن تحولوا بعدَ ثالثةٍ

    فتركبوا عُمُداً ليست من الخَشَبِ

    Do not think yourselves safe from changing after a third time,

    And so riding pillars that are not made of wood.