keep walking along his path? You will definitely become the victim of your captivity.
The poet has a way of lambasting his victim with admonition, very sarcastic. He warns him to keep a loof from bad eggs if they are facilitator of his unruly behavior just as we part ways with dangerous animals. Tell them peace if they misbehave towards you. But quite unfortunate that you cannot
eat your cake and have it. Stay away from bad peers and places; head towards opposite path to where the wrong doers.
The poet beckons that renouncing this world is not a burden for the after life which is more pleasurable and ever eternal because it is the home peace for the saved ones. But if you honour this life you have despised yourself and perhaps be among the losers. In the last 3 lines, the poet frankly tells his counterpart that he is suffering, from idleness which does not spare him of the chunk of the blame. He tells Abubakar in more friendly tone to take to his advice seriously and should not de deceived by his (As-Sahili) shortcoming and negligence only if he is sensible.