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[11]
لَا یَحِلُّ لِمُؤمِنٍ اَنْ یَّجُهْرَ أخَاهُ فَوقَ ثَلَاثَةِ أیَّامٍ
It is unlawful for a believer to sever relations with his brother for more than three days.
[12]
لَیْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ غَشَّنَا
He is not one of us who cheats us.
[13]
مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى
A little that suffices is better than an abundance that distracts.
[14]
الرَّاجِعُ فِيْ هِبَتِهِ کَالرَّاجِعِ فِيْ قَیْئِهِ
Someone who takes back his gift is like someone who eats his vomit.
[15]
الْبَلَاءُ مُوَکِّلٌ بِالْمَنْطِقِ
Affliction comes from (loose) talk.
[16]
النَّاسُ کَأسْنَانِ الْمُشْطِ
People are like the teeth of a comb.
[17]
الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ
Richness lies in the richness of the soul.
[18]
الْسَّعِیْدُ مَنْ وُّعِظَ بِغَیْرِهِ
The felicitous person takes lessons from (the actions of) others.
[19]
وَ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِکْمَةً وَاِنَّ مِنَ الْبَیَانِ لَسِحْرًا
Indeed, in poetry there is wisdom and in eloquence there is magic.
[20]
عَفْوُ الْمُلُوْكِ إِبْقَاءٌ لِلْمُلْكِ
The king’s pardon preserves the kingdom.