الصِدقُtruthfulness إيمانٌfaith وَرُبَّتَماand sometimes
الصِدقُ إيمانٌ وَرُبَّتَما
عِندَat الضَرورَةِnecessity يَنفَعُis useful الكَذِبُlying
عِندَ الضَرورَةِ يَنفَعُ الكَذِبُ
Truthfulness is faith, and sometimes
in times of necessity, lying is useful.
وَالحِلمُand forbearance مِنof خُلُقِthe character of الكِرامِthe noble وَكَمand many a
وَالحِلمُ مِن خُلُقِ الكِرامِ وَكَم
نَزَقٍrash act بِهِthrough it يَتَسَهَّلُbecomes easy الصَعبُthe difficult
نَزَقٍ بِهِ يَتَسَهَّلُ الصَعبُ
And forbearance is a trait of the noble, and many a
rash act makes the difficult easy.