إِذَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ الكَرِيمَ مَلَكْتَهُ
وَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ اللَّئِيمَ تَمَرَّدَا
If you honor the noble, you possess him
But if you honor the base, he rebels
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Sharh al-Barquqi
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