107 — Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad recited to me the following by one of the poets:

[The Kāmil meter]

If you desire lasting ties, visit at intervals;
Your friends will only love you more.

Never make a habit of frequenting a friend,
Even though he freely grants you his affection;

For one day his courtyard may prove too cramped for you,
Though once it had been broad and welcoming.

Let no young man dart away from his tether
And become a dog within a guarded preserve,

Whose people make his lot among them
Nothing but hunger and blows.

Keep your distance from a friend;
Distance from him will bring you nearer.