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77 – Abū Jaʿfar al-Qurashī recited:
Never feel secure, if you are given to rashness,
that a mere hint of courtesy will not provoke you to foul speech.
How excellent is forbearance—how sweet its ultimate fruit,
and how unfailingly it benefits a man for as long as he lives.
٧٧ - أَنْشَدَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ:
[البحر البسيط]
لَا تَأْمَنَنَّ إِذَا مَا كُنْتَ طَيَّاشًا ... أَنْ تَسْتَفِزَّ بِبَعْضِ الطِّيبِ فَحَّاشَا
يَا حَبَّذَا الْحِلْمُ مَا أَحْلَى مَغَبَّتَهُ ... جِدًّا وَأَنْفَعَهُ لِلْمَرْءِ مَا عَاشَا