187 - ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us, he said: Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Taymī recited to me some of this poetry belonging to Ḥantam ibn Jaḥsha al-ʿIjlī, who was a worshiper:
And I inform you, would that I had throughout my lifetime The likes of those young men who have passed away!
Men who possessed noble character And protection against the misfortunes of time,
Casting away obscene speech whenever they heard it, Restraining themselves from wronging their neighbors,
Dealing justly with the humiliated whenever they disputed with him, And honoring the grey hair of a person.
Would that in exchange for the abundance of our time today, I had a few of the people of that former time!
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