(Commentary on these verses) And the courage of the knights is the self-abnegation of the*** self, and this is a danger for every coward, and the courage of the rulers and scholars is abnegation*** in

The Shaykh : Look at this definition of courage; you hardly find it. What is courage? It is a person's abnegation of his self. If you are abnegated of your self, this is courage. The author says: "The courage of the knights is the self-abnegation of the***" because a person only becomes cowardly... out of fear of what? Of killing and death. So if he is abnegated of his self, it does not concern him. This is courage. A person's abnegation of his self is courage.
Now, what is the courage of the rulers and scholars? ... Because the action is not... The abnegation of the scholar and the abnegation of the rulers is that he goes, courage, the courage of the ruler and the scholar is that he is abnegated of praise. If a person sees the praise of the people upon him, he neglects... he becomes... So if he sees that the praise upon him will be in... the praise of the people upon him, he does not care... whether they praise me or... it does not concern me. I say this is forbidden... So the courage of the rulers and scholars is in what? In the abnegation of praise. The courage of the rulers...