شَرُّ الْأَصْحَابِ السَّرِيعُ الِانْقِلَابِ

The worst companion is the one who changes [his loyalty] quickly

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اجْتَنِبْ مُصَاحَبَةَ الْكَذَّابِ فَإِنِ اضْطُرِرْتَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَا تُصَدِّقْهُ وَلَا تُعْلِمْهُ أَنَّكَ تُكَذِّبُهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْتَقِلُ عَنْ وُدِّكَ وَلَا يَنْتَقِلُ عَنْ طَبْعِهِ

Avoid the company of a liar, but if you are forced to be in his company then do not accept his words as true, and do not let him know that you belie him, for he will readily turn away from your friendship rather than abandoning his habit [of lying]

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احْذَرْ مُصَاحَبَةَ كُلِّ مَنْ يُقْبَلُ رَأْيُهُ وَيُنْكَرُ عَمَلُهُ فَإِنَّ الصَّاحِبَ مُعْتَبِرٌ بِصَاحِبِهِ

Be cautious of the company of one whose opinion is accepted but whose actions are evil, for surely a person is judged by the company he keeps

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احْذَرْ مُصَاحَبَةَ الْفُسَّاقِ وَالْفُجَّارِ وَالْمُجَاهِرِينَ بِمَعَاصِي اللَّهِ

Be careful not to accompany the immoral, the wretched, and those who openly disobey the commandments of Allah

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إِيَّاكَ وَمُصَاحَبَةَ الْفُسَّاقِ فَإِنَّ الشَّرَّ بِالشَّرِّ يَلْحَقُ [مُلْحَقٌ‏]

Be careful not to remain in the company of the immoral, for surely evil clings to evil

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إِيَّاكَ وَمُصَاحَبَةَ أَهْلِ الْفُسُوقِ فَإِنَّ الرَّاضِي بِفِعْلِ قَوْمٍ كَالدَّاخِلِ مَعَهُمْ

Be careful not to associate with the one who makes you negligent and deceives you, for he will surely forsake you and destroy you

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

إِيَّاكُمْ وَمُصَادَقَةَ الْفَاجِرِ فَإِنَّهُ يَبِيعُ مُصَادِقَهُ بِالتَّافِهِ الْمُحْتَقِرِ

Be careful not to associate with the sinners, for verily one who is pleased with the actions of a group is like one of them

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إِيَّاكَ وَمُعَاشَرَةَ مُتَتَبِّعِي عُيُوبِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْلَمْ مُصَاحِبُهُمْ [مُصَاحِبُهُ مِنْهُ‏] مِنْهُمْ

Keep away from socializing with those who look for the faults (or sins) of people, for indeed even their companion is not safe from them

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَعْتَمِدَ عَلَى اللَّئِيمِ فَإِنَّهُ يَخْذُلُ مَنِ اعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهِ [بِالسَّلَامَةِ مِنْهُمْ‏]

Beware of depending on the vile one, for indeed he forsakes the one who depends on him

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احْذَرِ اللَّئِيمَ إِذَا أَكْرَمْتَهُ وَالرَّذْلَ [الرَّذِيلَ‏] إِذَا قَدَّمْتَهُ وَالسَّفِلَةَ [السَّفِيلَ‏] إِذَا رَفَعْتَهُ

Be cautious of the vile one when you honour him, and the depraved one when you bring him forward, and the lowly one when you raise him

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إِيَّاكَ وَصُحْبَةَ مَنْ أَلْهَاكَ وَأَغْرَاكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَخْذُلُكَ وَيُوبِقُكَ

Be careful not to alienate the one who has affection for you in such a manner that he opts to distance himself and prefers to separate himself from you

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بِئْسَ الْعَشِيرُ الْحَقُودُ

How evil an associate the spiteful person is!

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