ملَكَmastered النفاقُhypocrisy طباعَهhis nature فتَثَعْلَباso he became foxlike
ملَكَ النفاقُ طباعَه فتَثَعْلَبا
وأبىand rejected السماحةَgenerosity لؤمُهُhis baseness فاستكلباso he became doglike
وأبى السماحةَ لؤمُهُ فاستكلبا
Hypocrisy mastered his nature, and he became foxlike.
His baseness rejected generosity, and he became doglike.
فترىso you see غروراًdeception ظاهراًoutwardly apparent منfrom تحتهbeneath it
فترى غروراً ظاهراً من تحته
نَكدٌill nature فَقُبِّحso may he be reviled شاهداًpresent ومُغيَّباand absent
نَكدٌ فَقُبِّح شاهداً ومُغيَّبا
So you see a beguiling exterior, beneath which
Lies ill nature—may he be reviled, present and absent!
ولَشرُّand surely the worst منof those whom جرَّبتَهُyou have tested him فيin حاجةٍa need
ولَشرُّ من جرَّبتَهُ في حاجةٍ
منone who لاnot تزالyou cease بهbecause of him مُعنَّىًtormented مُتعبَاweary
من لا تزال به مُعنَّىً مُتعبَا
And surely the worst of those you have tested in need
Is one on whose account you are forever tormented and weary:
منone who لاnot يبيعُكsells to you ماwhat تريدyou want ولاand not يرىacknowledges
من لا يبيعُك ما تريد ولا يرى
لكfor you حُرمةًa claim to respect إنif جئتهyou come to him مُستوهِباseeking a gift
لك حُرمةً إن جئته مُستوهِبا
One who will not sell you what you want, nor acknowledge
Your claim to respect if you come to him seeking a gift.
Sol 6.1