) ... ﻓﺈﻥ ﺷﻤﺎﺗﺔ ﺍﻷﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﺑﻼﺀ
No thirst was ever quenched by fire -
- Their gloating is a torment dire
The mean cannot be generous -
Do not bow down before your foes
ﻭﻻ ﺗﺮ ﻟﻸﻋﺪﺍﺀ ﻗﻂ ﺫﻻ
Their gloating is a torment dire -
- Do not bow down before your foes
The mean cannot be generous -
No thirst was ever quenched by fire
ﺗﺴﺘﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺨﺎﺀ ﻓﻜﻞ ﻋﻴﺐ
It hides all faults or so they say -
- Wrap up in magnanimity
And you want a wrap to overlay -
If your faults be many in men`s eyes