1. لا تَلِن لِلخُطوبِ وَاِصلُب فَمَن لا

    نَ تَوالى عَلَيهِ قَرعُ الخُطوبِ

    Do not yield to adversity; stand firm, for whoever grows soft

    is struck by adversity again and again.

  2. إِنَّ ضَربَ الحَديدِ ما كانَ إِلّا

    حينَ أَبدى ليناً لِحَرِّ اللَهيبِ

    Indeed, iron was hammered only

    when it yielded to the heat of the flame.