A man is he, who is courageous, and whom success attendeth-
Who is gentle and affable, unto all people, as long as life lasteth.
His face, his real face-his word, his word-his promise, his promise:
With no falsehood in him, no deception, not witless and lewd.
His words few, but his deeds many, and in silence performed-
With mouth closed, but bosom laid open like the bud of the rose.
When humility may be necessary, or when stateliness be required,
To be in loftiness, like the heavens-in humbleness, like the dust.
In dignity, like the cypress-in generosity and bounty, like the vine-
Its branches, on all sides, under the weight of its clusters bending.
Like unto a fresh and fragrant full-blown rose in the parterre,
Around which the sweet nightingales raise their plaintive songs.
I am quite amazed, since he speaketh in this manner,
As from whence did Khushal all this mental genius bring.
(Khoshal Khan Khattak)
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