18ـ إنَّكُمْ إنْ أطَعْتُمْ سَوْرَةَ الغَضَبِ أوْرَدَتْكُمْ نِهايَةَ العَطَبِ.

18ـ إنَّكُمْ إنْ أطَعْتُمْ سَوْرَةَ الغَضَبِ أوْرَدَتْكُمْ نِهايَةَ العَطَبِ. When anger comes over you, then overcome it with forbearance and dignity. 19ـ إذا تَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْكَ الغَضَبُ فَاغْلِبْهُ بِالحِلْمِ والوَقارِ. Through excessive anger, impetuosity comes about. 20ـ بِكَثْرَةِ الْغَضَبِ يَكُونُ الطَّيشُ. How evil an associate anger is! It exposes faults, brings evil closer and distances good. 21ـ بِئْسَ القَرينُ الغَضَبُ، يُبْدي المَعائِبَ، ويُدْنِى الشَّرَّ، ويُباعِدُ الخَيْرَ.

Remedy your anger with silence and your lust with reason. 22ـ داوُوا الغَضَبَ بِالصَّمْتِ، والشَّهْوَةَ بِالعَقْلِ. Repelling anger with forbearance is the fruit of knowledge. 23ـ رَدُّ الغَضَبِ بِالحِلْمِ ثَمَرَةُ العِلْمِ. Repel [fits of] rage with forbearance. 24ـ رُدُّوا البادِرَةَ بِالحِلْمِ. Yielding to anger is the cause of destruction. 25ـ سَبَبُ العَطَبِ طاعَةُ الغَضَبِ. Counter anger with forbearance and you will make your results praiseworthy in every matter.

26ـ ضادُّوا الغَضَبَ بِالحِلْمِ، تَحْمِدُوا عَواقِبَكُمْ في كُلِّ أمْر. The raging fire of anger leads to the embarking of destruction. 27ـ ضِرامُ نارِ الغَضَبِ يَبْعَثُ عَلى رُكُوبِ العَطَبِ. Counter anger with forbearance. 28ـ ضادُّوا الغَضَبَ بِالحِلْمِ. Yielding to anger leads to regret and disobedience. 29ـ طاعَةُ الغَضَبِ نَدَمٌ وعِصْيانٌ. One who overcomes his anger has gained victory over Satan. 30ـ ظَفِرَ بِالشَّيْطانِ مَنْ غَلَبَ غَضَبَهُ.

Satan is victorious over the one who has been overcome by his anger. 31ـ ظَفِرَ الشَّيْطانُ بِمَنْ مَلَكَهُ غَضَبُهُ. In anger there is destruction. 32ـ فِي الغَضَبِ اَلعَطَبُ. Increased anger degrades its possessor and exposes his faults. 33ـ كَثْرَةُ الغَضَبِ تُزْري بِصاحِبِهِ، وتُبْدي مَعائِبَهُ. Be slow in getting angry, quick in calming down and ready to accept excuses. 34ـ كُنْ بَطيءَ الغَضَبِ، سَريعَ الفَيْءِ، مُحِبّاً لِقَبُولِ العُذْرِ.

The devil has no greater lasso [to ensnare human beings with] than anger and women. 35ـ لَيْسَ لإبْلِيسَ وَهَقٌ أعْظَمُ مِنَ الغَضَبِ والنِّساءِ. One who gets angry frequently makes others weary [of him].[^1] 36ـ مَنْ كَثُرَ تَغَضُّبُهُ مَلَّ. One who turns his anger loose hastens his [own] death. 37ـ مَنْ أطْلَقَ غَضَبَهُ تَعَجَّلَ حَتْفُهُ. One who is overpowered by his anger is not safe from destruction. 38ـ مَنْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الغَضَبُ لَمْ يَأْمَنِ العَطَبَ.

One whose anger overpowers him is susceptible to its harm. 39ـ مَنْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبُهُ تَعَرَّضَ لِعَطَبِهِ.