give each person his due do not exceed his limit and avoid injustice in all of this. approach the one who is veiled by showing cheerfulness sweetness of excuse a cheerful face soft speech and showing friendliness until his satisfaction with you due to what he sees of your cheerfulness and your friendliness with him is like the satisfaction of the one who you give permission to due to the honor he is granted and the respect he contains. for withholding from the one who is forbidden in soft speech is almost like attaining from the great in the benefit of attainment.
أوف كل امرئ قدره، ولا تجاوز به حده، وتوق الجور في ذلك التوقي كله. أقبل على من تحجب بإبداء البشر وحلاوة العذر، وطلاقة الوجه ولين القول، وإظهار الود، حتى يكون رضاه عنك لما يرى من بشاشتك به وطلاقتك له، كرضا من تأذن له عنك لما يمنحه من التكريم، ويحويه من التعظيم؛ فإن المنع عند الممنوع في لين المقالة يكاد يكون كالنيل عند العظماء في نفع المنالة.