1. يقولون كظم الغيظ حلمٌ وعفةٌ

    وكتمان أحقاد تولّد في القلب

    They say that stifling anger is forbearance and self-restraint,

    and concealing grudges that arise in the heart.

  2. وأعظمُ كظم الغيظ حرّ مكاتم

    هوى في الحشا بين الجوانح والحجب

    But the hardest anger to stifle is the burning of one who conceals

    passion within his breast, between the ribs and the membranes,

  3. وشارب خمر ليس يمكنه الغنى

    إذا ما انتشى في مجلس ليس بالرحب

    and that of a wine-drinker who cannot sing

    when he grows tipsy in a gathering that is not spacious.