يَقولونَthey say لاتَخرُقdo not undermine بِحِلمِكَwith your forbearance هَيبَةًauthority
يَقولونَ لاتَخرُق بِحِلمِكَ هَيبَةً
وَأَحسَنُand the finest شَيءٍthing زَيَّنَadorned الهَيبَةَauthority الحِلمُforbearance
وَأَحسَنُ شَيءٍ زَيَّنَ الهَيبَةَ الحِلمُ
They say, “Do not undermine your authority with your forbearance.”
Yet the finest thing to adorn authority is forbearance.
فَلاso do not تَترُكَنَّever abandon العَفوَforgiveness عَنfor كُلِّevery زَلَّةٍlapse
فَلا تَترُكَنَّ العَفوَ عَن كُلِّ زَلَّةٍ
فَماfor ... is not العَفوُforgiveness مَذمومٌblameworthy وَإِنand even if عَظُمَwas grave الجُرمُthe offense
فَما العَفوُ مَذمومٌ وَإِن عَظُمَ الجُرمُ
So never abandon forgiveness for any lapse;
for forgiveness is not blameworthy, even if the offense is grave.
Sol 6.1