تَركُ التَكَلُّفِ فيما قَد خَدَمتُ بِهِ

تَركُ التَكَلُّفِ فيما قَد خَدَمتُ بِهِ

أَولى مِنَ المَطلِ وَالإِخلافِ وَالمَلَلِ

أَولى مِنَ المَطلِ وَالإِخلافِ وَالمَلَلِ

Forgoing affectation in what I have offered in service

Forsaking affectation in what I have served

Is better than delay, broken promises, and weariness.

Is better than boredom, failure, and ennui,

وَرُبَّ قائِلِ قَولٍ قَصَّرَت يَدَهُ

وَرُبَّ قائِلِ قَولٍ قَصَّرَت يَدَهُ

يَدُ الخُطوبِ فَصَدَّتهُ عَنِ العَمَلِ

يَدُ الخُطوبِ فَصَدَّتهُ عَنِ العَمَلِ

And many a speaker of words has had his hand restrained

And many a speaker whose hand fell short

By the hand of calamities, which then barred him from action.

In tribulations, which barred him from deeds