1. You were poor, so they blamed you
And when you became wealthy, they called you a miser
١. كُنتَ الفَقيرَ فَخُطِّئَت لَكَ صُيَّبُ
وَرُزِقتَ إِثراءً فَقيلَ مُقَرطِسُ
2. They speculated and said that the human world
Used to sneeze out souls when it sneezed
٢. خَرَصوا فَقالوا إِنَّ عالَمَ آدَمٍ
قَد كانَ يَلفُظُ أَنفُساً إِذ يَعطِسُ
3. So for that reason praise became for them, when they sneezed
A habit, and the pilgrim's brother sprayed himself
٣. فَلِذالِكَ صارَ الحَمدُ عِندَ عُطاسِهِم
خُلقاً لَهُم وَأَخو الحِجى مُتنَطِّسُ