1. Be gentle, for gentleness is beautiful, and rarely
Does a young man attain what he desires through force.
١. تَرَفَّقْ فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ زَيْنٌ وَقَلَّمَا
يَنالُ الْفَتَى بِالْعُنْفِ ما كانَ طالِبَا
2. If a man has no wisdom to restrain him
And lead him to patience, he will live forever blaming.
٢. إِذَا لم يَكُنْ لِلْمَرْءِ عَقْلٌ يَرُدُّهُ
إِلَى الْحِلْمِ لَم يَبْرَحْ مَدَى الدَّهْرِ عاتِبَا
3. And if he does not forgive petty wrongs when asked,
He will remain lonely or live out his life indignant.
٣. وَإِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يَصْفَحْ عَنِ الْخِلِّ إِنْ هَفَا
أَقَامَ وَحِيداً أَوْ قَضَى الْعُمْرَ غَاضِبَا