عِشْ مُنتَهَى الرِّفْقِ لا تُوقِدْ سَنا اللَّهَبِ

عِشْ مُنتَهَى الرِّفْقِ لا تُوقِدْ سَنا اللَّهَبِ

وصُنْ جَنَانَكَ عن شَيءٍ مِنَ الغَضَبِ

وصُنْ جَنَانَكَ عن شَيءٍ مِنَ الغَضَبِ

Live with utmost gentleness; do not kindle the flame's glow.

Live with utmost gentleness, do not kindle the fire of rage

And guard your heart against any trace of anger.

And protect your soul from any hint of anger

قد تُحرِقُ النَّارُ من أَذْكَى شرارتَها

قد تُحرِقُ النَّارُ من أَذْكَى شرارتَها

مِن حيثُ ظَنَّ سناها غايةَ الطَلَبِ

مِن حيثُ ظَنَّ سناها غايةَ الطَلَبِ

Fire may burn the one who kindled its spark,

For fire may burn whoever ignites its embers

from where he thought its glow the ultimate goal of his quest.

Thinking to seek its peak, but missing the mark

ولا تُجادِلْ .. فبعضُ الخَلْقِ ليسَ لَهُ

ولا تُجادِلْ .. فبعضُ الخَلْقِ ليسَ لَهُ

من الجِدَالِ سِوى شَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَخَبِ

من الجِدَالِ سِوى شَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَخَبِ

And do not argue, for some people have

And do not argue..for some people have

nothing from argument but a measure of clamor.

Nothing of argument except empty clamor