لا يَصْلُحُ النَّاسُ فَوْضَى لا سَرَاةَ لَهُمْ
وَلا سَرَاةَ إِذَا جُهَّالُهُمْ سَادُوا
People are not fit as chaos without leaders
Nor are there leaders when their ignorant ones rule
المصدر · Source: Jamharat Ash'ar al-Arab. Ed. Abu Zayd al-Qurashi