1. Accept the excuses of those who come to you apologizing,
If they are innocent in what they said or did impulsively.
١. اِقبَل مَعاذيرَ مَن يَأتيكَ مُعتَذِراً
إِن بَرَّ عِندَكَ فيما قالَ أَو فَجَرا
2. For he who pleases you outwardly has obeyed you,
While he who disobeys you secretly has led you astray.
٢. فَقَد أَطاعَكَ مَن أَرضاكَ ظاهِرُهُ
وَقَد أَضَلَّكَ مَن يَعصيكَ مُستَتِرا
3. The best of friends is one who overlooks his companion's faults,
Even if he could avenge himself, he does not take revenge.
٣. خَيرُ الخَليلَينِ مَن أَغضى لِصاحِبِهِ
وَلَو أَرادَ اِنتِصاراً مِنهُ لَاِنتَصَرا