1. Train your tongue to say kind words, through them
You will be saved from the slip of the tongue, or even the slip of the foot.
١. عَوِّد لِسانَكَ قَولَ الخَيرِ تَنجُ بِهِ
مِن زَلَّةِ اللَفظِ بَل مِن زَلَّةِ القَدَمِ
2. And guard your speech from any flaw you may regret,
For the confidant is derived from regret.
٢. وَاِحرِز كَلامَكَ مِن خِلٍّ تُنادِمُهُ
إِنَّ النَديمَ لَمُشتَقٌّ مِنَ النَدَمِ