وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَانِعْ فِي أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
يُضَرَّسْ بِأَنْيَابٍ وَيُوطَأْ بِمَنْسِمِ
He who does not act with diplomacy in many matters
Will be bitten with fangs and trampled with hooves
المصدر · Source: Mu'allaqa. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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