1. إِذا العَجُوزُ غَضِبَتْ فَطَلِّقْ

    وَلا تَرَضّاها وَلا تَمَلَّقْ

    If the old woman grows angry, then divorce her.

    Do not appease her, nor flatter her.

  2. وَاعْمِدْ لأُخْرَى ذاتِ دَلٍّ مُؤْنِقْ

    لَيِّنَةِ المَسِّ كَمَسِّ الخِرْنِقْ

    And seek another woman with delightful coquetry,

    Soft to the touch, like the touch of a young hare,

  3. إِذا مَضَتْ فِيهِ السِياطُ المُشَّقْ

    When the long, slender whips pass through it.