The peace of both worlds is the commentary of these two words: generosity to friends, gentleness to enemies.
آسایش دو گیتی تفسیر این دو حرف است
با دوستان مروت با دشمنان مداراÂsâyiş-i dü gîtî tefsîr-i în dü harf est
Bâ dûstân mürüvvet bâ düşmenân medârâ
Hafez, Divan, ghazal 5.
For the ease of both worlds
two words are enough, says Hafez.
Generosity to friends.
Gentleness to enemies.
Volumes written on ethics
fit into one couplet.
Living it takes a lifetime.
Being generous to a friend looks easy,
until you stop keeping accounts.
Bearing with an enemy
is done so as not to become like him.
Long prescriptions are often
a way of running from these two words.