1. O envious one, goodness increases his evil
Lower the sorrow, take it easy, o envious one
١. يا حسوداً يزيده الخيرُ شرّاً
خفِّضِ الحزنَ تسترحْ يا حسودي
2. Do not blame me, the Lord blames excellence
From the wickedness of the ignorant, the nature of the envious
٢. لا تلمني فرب لومٍ لفضلٍ
من لئامٍ لِلُؤمِ طبعٍ حسودِ
3. As if I, as my stay increased
In a position that includes generosity to generosity
٣. فكأني وقد تزايد مكثي
بمقامٍ يضمُّ جوداً لجودِ
4. The crime of fire, which the envious are its fuel
O God remembered the fire of that fuel
٤. جرمُ نارٍ لها الحسود وقودٌ
يا ذكا اللَهُ نارَ ذاك الوقودِ
5. I have known, and I do not know my position
In Damascus, as if I were in Thamud
٥. قد عرفتُ وما جهلت مُقامي
بدمشقٍ كأنني بثمودِ
6. My position is not on slick land
Like the position of the Messiah among the Jews
٦. ما مقامي بأرض جلَّقَ إلّا
كمقام المسيح بين اليهود