عِندَ الزِحامِ تُسرَفُ السَلائِقُ

عِندَ الزِحامِ تُسرَفُ السَلائِقُ

وَذو الوَعيدِ كاذِبٌ أَو صادِقُ

وَذو الوَعيدِ كاذِبٌ أَو صادِقُ

In the crush, innate dispositions are misjudged.

In crowds bad manners are rife

And he who threatens is either a liar or truthful.

And threats, if sincere or feigned, cause strife

هَل شيمَةٌ إِلّا لَها خَلائِقُ

هَل شيمَةٌ إِلّا لَها خَلائِقُ

Is there any character trait without its own dispositions?

Each trait of character breeds a distinct type