Wisdom
If everyone praises you, you had better flee,
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
If everyone praises you, you had better flee,Praise is a fire that is lit for your soul.Stay quietly within your limit, like the soil,After all, you are not a banner for an army.If you were a banner, it would be another matter,To flutter and go everywhere would suit you.But if you truly do not seek attention,To walk with head bowed in silence suits you.If you sense that from some deed of yoursThe wind of praise is suddenly blowing your way,If you will not die without that deed, better leave it undone,So that you may stay free from calamities.The praise that spills from everybody’s mouthIs the spittle that splashes from every mouth.So that every gutter does not rain spittle on you,It is fine to make mistakes from time to time.So that the common folk may rejoice in your mistakes,So that their love for you may not grow too great.So that one day, when your life comes to its end,They will not go about raising false laments.Akrom MALIK
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