«يَا بَخْتْ مِنْ قِدِرْ وِعِفِي»

The saying exclaims admiringly at the good fortune of the person who had the power to act against an offender, to take revenge or impose a penalty, and chose to pardon instead. Forgiveness counts most when it comes from strength, not from helplessness, and such restraint is a stroke of luck for the forgiver.

In practice it serves as encouragement toward magnanimity. When someone finally has the means to settle a score, the proverb reminds them that the finer and more rewarding path is to pardon, suggesting that mercy offered from a position of power brings honour and blessing to the forgiver.

Suitable when someone holds the upper hand over a person who wronged them and is weighing revenge. Saying it gently nudges them toward mercy by framing pardon as a blessing rather than a weakness. It also works as admiring praise for someone who has already chosen to forgive.