اِذا قُلت قَدر أَن قولك عرضة

لِبادِرة او حجة لمخاصم

If you say fate preordains, your words invite

Rebuttal or grounds for quarrel and fight;

وَإِن اِمرءاً لَم يَخشَ قَبل كلامِهال

جَوابَ فَيَنهى نَفسَه غَير حازِم

A man who does not fear response to his claim

Restrains his tongue, for he is not quite sane.