Interact with people in such a way that when you die...

Interact with people in such a way that when you die, they weep over you and when you are absent, they yearn for your company. 35ـ خالِطُوا النّاسَ مُخالَطَةً، إنْ مِتُّمْ بَكَوْا عَلَيْكُمْ وإنْ غِبْتُمْ حَنُّوا إلَيْكُمْ. Interact with people through your tongues and your bodies, but part from them with your hearts and your actions. 36ـ خالِطُوا النّاسَ بِألْسِنَتِكُمْ وأجْسادِكُمْ، وزايِلُوهُمْ بِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَأعْمالِكُمْ. Many an associate is not a close friend. 37ـ رُبَّ عَشير غَيْرُ حَبيب.

It is in times of trial that a man is [either] honoured or disgraced. 38ـ عِنْدَ الاِمْتِحانِ يُكْرَمُ الرَّجُلِ أَوْيُهانُ. Associate…