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