1. The sword is most eloquent in the highlands,
And patience most effective in the long run.

2. The precepts of truth which you have resolved
To follow are the best guides to guidance.

3. The days' sequences are certainly
Most fair to him who is faithful.

4. Treacherous cunning is foulest of all
That creeps into souls of intimate or stranger.

5. If the sun played traitor from the sky,
In less than the twinkling of an eye all would perish.

6. Or if the hills betrayed their awful trust
And brought avalanches crashing down like pebbles without number,

7. To forgive frailties is best
For saving the spirit from endless loss.

8. When you give life to a soul, it is as if
You gave life to all the world.

9. God has decreed that every wilful wrong
Shall carry its punishment, though the doer be undetected.

10. And He revealed that forgiveness is closer to piety
Because it is best for peace.

11. Peace be with you always,
As dawn gives peace and fullness to the breaking day.