إن التَّرَقُقَ للمُقِيمِ مُوافِقٌ

إن التَّرَقُقَ للمُقِيمِ مُوافِقٌ

وإذا يُسَافِرُ فالترفُّقُ أوفَقُ

وإذا يُسَافِرُ فالترفُّقُ أوفَقُ

Indeed, deliberation is a companion to one who stays at home;

Indeed, delicacy suits one who stays at home;

And when he travels, deliberation is more fitting.

And when he travels, gentleness is more fitting.

لو سار ألف مُدَجَّجٍ في حاجةٍ

لو سار ألف مُدَجَّجٍ في حاجةٍ

لم يَلقَها إلا الذي يَتَرفَّقُ

لم يَلقَها إلا الذي يَتَرفَّقُ

Were a thousand men in full armor to set out on an errand,

If a thousand fully armed men set out on an errand,

None would accomplish it except the one who proceeds with care.

None would accomplish it except the one who proceeds gently.