For he who them opposes not, to ruin hies.
Lend not thyself to lust and fancy’s every wind;
For these are what lead men astray; to God’s truth blind.
There’s nothing in the world that better curbs the lusts,
Than holy company. Protected, he who trusts.25
The Prophet said to ‘Ali: “Cousin, list to me.
The ‘Lion of the Truth’[325] art thou; a hero. See!
Trust not too much, however, to thy courage, sole;
Confide, much rather, on God’s arm to keep thee whole.
Put faith in aid from His divine, omniscient mind,