Instead, he chose a course that to others ​ — perhaps even to some relatives — ​ seemed to be sheer folly.
لكِنَّهُ عِوَضَ ذلِكَ ٱخْتَارَ مَسْلَكًا بَدَا فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ ،‏ بِمَنْ فِيهِمْ رُبَّمَا بَعْضُ أَقْرِبَائِهِ ،‏ حَمَاقَةً كَبِيرَةً .‏ وَلِمَاذَا ؟‏