1. فأبخس شيء حكمة عند جاهل

    وأهون شيء فاضل عن ظالم

    So wisdom is the least prized thing to an ignorant man,

    and a virtuous man the least esteemed thing to an oppressor.

  2. فلو زفت الحسناء للذئب لم يكن

    يرى قربها إلا لأكل المعاصم

    So if a beautiful woman were wed to a wolf, he would not

    regard her nearness as anything but a means to eat her wrists.