وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ المَجْدَ تَمْرًا أَنْتَ آكِلُهُ
لَنْ تَبْلُغَ المَجْدَ حَتَّى تَلْعَقَ الصَّبِرَا
Do not think glory is dates you eat
You will not reach glory until you lick patience
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-A'sha. Ed. R. Geyer (1928)
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