قُلْ لعمادِ الدينِ عن عَبْدِه

ما أنا من عَفْوِكَ بالقانِطِ

Tell Imād ad-Dīn about his servant

I am not in despair of your forgiveness

فإنْ ذا يكُنْ غَضباً مُفْرِطاً

لِما بدا من زَلَلٍ فارِط

If this be excessive anger

For the wrongs that appeared as gross faults

فالسّاخِطُ الحُرُّ له رَجْعةٌ

والصّعْبُ أمْرُ السّاخطِ السّاقط

The free man who is angry can relent

But the fallen man in anger is hard case