تَرَفَّقْ فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ زَيْنٌ وَقَلَّمَا

يَنالُ الْفَتَى بِالْعُنْفِ ما كانَ طالِبَا

Be gentle, for gentleness is beautiful, and rarely

Does a young man attain what he desires through force.

إِذَا لم يَكُنْ لِلْمَرْءِ عَقْلٌ يَرُدُّهُ

إِلَى الْحِلْمِ لَم يَبْرَحْ مَدَى الدَّهْرِ عاتِبَا

If a man has no wisdom to restrain him

And lead him to patience, he will live forever blaming.

وَإِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يَصْفَحْ عَنِ الْخِلِّ إِنْ هَفَا

أَقَامَ وَحِيداً أَوْ قَضَى الْعُمْرَ غَاضِبَا

And if he does not forgive petty wrongs when asked,

He will remain lonely or live out his life indignant.