1. إِنَّ الجَهولَ إِذا أُلزِمتُ صُحبَتَهُ

    قَسراً فَصاحَبتُهُ عَن غَيرِ إيثارِ

    Indeed, the ignorant man, when I am compelled to keep his company,

    and so associate with him under compulsion, not by choice,

  2. يُطفي ضِياءَ سَنا فَهمي وَيُنقِصُهُ

    كَالنارِ بِالماءِ أَو كَالماءِ بِالنارِ

    extinguishes the radiant light of my understanding and diminishes it,

    like fire quenched by water, or water diminished by fire.