1. ثلاثٌ تقودُ الصعب وهي حميدةٌ

    فلا حيلةٌ من بعدها للمطالبِ

    Three things lead the intractable, and they are praiseworthy;

    so beyond them there is no other means of attaining one's aims:

  2. ليونَةُ طبعٍ بالوثيقة بعده

    كلامٌ لطيفٌ وابتذالُ الرغائبِ

    gentleness of disposition, with assurance, followed by

    kind speech and freely giving prized possessions.