What’s wisdom but a generous word That when it’s kindly spoken It soon repairs an ailing heart That someone else has broken For every heart has chambers which Receive the Name Divine To resonate its praises through An intricate design That when one breaks it interrupts The orchestra of souls And notes that rise to heaven rise Despite the many holes Yet words of kindness well restore The timbre and the tone To send the human song of praise Unto the highest throne And that in turn supplies the nūr Whence gentle words are spoken But how could such a wisdom be If hearts were never broken