1. When a man is forsaken by himself  
He has no one else to aid him 
١. إذا خُذِلَ المَرءُ مِن نَفسِهِ
 فليسَ لَهُ مِن سِواهُ نَصيرُ
2. And the worst weapon a man may take up  
Is a loose tongue and a faint heart 
٢. وشَرُّ سِلاحٍ يُحامي بهِ
 لِسانٌ طويلٌ وباعٌ قَصيرُ