الخُرْقُrashness يُرهبُfrightens لكنbut الأناةَdeliberation لهاit has
الخُرْقُ يُرهبُ لكن الأناةَ لها
عندwith التأيُّدِsteady resolve أضعافٌmultiples منof الرَّهبِdread
عند التأيُّدِ أضعافٌ من الرَّهبِ
Rashness inspires fear, but deliberation commands
The breach terrifies, but patience has
With steady resolve, many times as much dread.
Under stress, multiples of awe.
لاnot يأمنُis safe from الدهرever بأسthe harm of الجمرِthe embers لامسهُone who touches them
لا يأمنُ الدهر بأس الجمرِ لامسهُ
وقدand perhaps يروحُdeparts سليماًunharmed لامِسُone who touches اللَّهبِthe flame
وقد يروحُ سليماً لامِسُ اللَّهبِ
Whoever touches embers is never safe from their harm,
One cannot trust time’s ember-filled harm
Yet whoever touches flame may depart unharmed.
Though one grazing flames escapes unscarred.