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The son of Adam has four natures

إن ابن آدم ذو طبائع أربع

1. The son of Adam has four natures
Combined in the morals of his character

١. إِنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ ذُو طَبَائِعَ أَرْبَعٍ
مَجْمُوعَةِ الأَجْزَاءِ فِي أَخْلاقِهِ

2. Their doer appears in his movements
In his violence, calm, and irritation

٢. تَبْدُو فَوَاعِلُهَا عَلَى حَرَكَاتِهِ
فِي بَطْشِهِ وَسُكُونِهِ وَنِزَاقِهِ

3. So if one of them prevails over
Its peers, it leads to his disturbance

٣. فَإِذَا تَغَلَّبَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا عَلَى
أَقْرَانِهِ أَدَّى إِلَى إِقْلاقِهِ

4. While you see him as gentle as dew
You find him as hot as fire in his burning

٤. بَيْنَا تَرَاهُ كَالزُّلالِ لَطَافَةً
أَلْفَيْتَهُ كَالنَّارِ فِي إِحْرَاقِهِ

5. Or like dust pouring from his complexes
Or like the air wandering in its horizons

٥. أَوْ كَالتُّرَابِ يَهِيلُ مِنْ عَقَدَاتِهِ
أَوْ كَالْهَوَاءِ يَجُولُ فِي آفَاقِهِ

6. So when their collection is balanced
Their movements become a sign of his concord

٦. فَإِذَا تَعَادَلَ جَمْعُهَا وَتَوَازَنَتْ
حَرَكَاتُهَا كَانَتْ دَلِيلَ وِفَاقِهِ

7. And man no matter what his actions are
Only ends up at the throats of his fellows

٧. وَالْمَرْءُ مَهْمَا كَانَ فِي أَفْعَالِهِ
لا يَنْتَهِي إِلَّا إِلَى أَعْرَاقِهِ