Dhammapada · Verse 172

Sammajjanattheravatthu

Pali

Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā,
pacchā so nappamajjati;
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.

English

He who once was heedless,
but turned to heedfulness,
shines upon this world
like the moon freed from clouds.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).