1. Three things make a man rise in esteem:
Nothing else raises a man's worth as they.
١. ثلاثٌ بهن المرءُ يزدادُ رفعةً
ولا مثلها للمرء في الدهر رافعهْ
2. His humility, his asceticism in desires,
And covering the flaws of others - beneficial for every man.
٢. تواضعُه والزهدُ عما يريده
وسترُ المساوى فهْي للمرء نافعَهْ