وَأَكُفُّ فَضلَ القَولِ انَّ لَهُ

وَأَكُفُّ فَضلَ القَولِ انَّ لَهُ

فَضلاً وَأُبغِضُ سَيءَ الفِعلِ

فَضلاً وَأُبغِضُ سَيءَ الفِعلِ

I restrain excess speech—for indeed it has

I refrain from praising overmuch, for praise

merit—and I abhor evil conduct.

Has merit, yet I hate all evil acts.