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He said:
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58 — Al-Husayn ibn Abd al-Rahmān recited to me:
[al-Wāfir meter]
“I cherish noble traits with all my might,
And hate to fault another or myself be faulted.
I strive to turn away from people’s insults;
The worst of people are those who seek out abuse.”
قَالَ:
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٥٨ - وَأَنْشَدَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: «
[البحر الوافر]
أُحِبُّ مَكَارِمَ الْأَخْلَاقِ جَهْدِي ... وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَعِيبَ وَأَنْ أَعَابَا
وَأُعْرِضُ عَنْ سِبَابِ النَّاسِ جَهْدِي ... وَشَرُّ النَّاسِ مَنْ بَحَثَ السِّبَابَا»