وكلتُ الحسود إلى خالقه

وكلتُ الحسود إلى خالقه

وقلّدته البغي في عاتقه

وقلّدته البغي في عاتقه

I entrusted the envious man to his Creator,

I left the envious to their Creator

and hung wrongdoing upon his shoulder.

And hung treachery around the neck of the traitor

وقلت لمن قال لي كافه

وقلت لمن قال لي كافه

على كاذب القول من صادقه

على كاذب القول من صادقه

And I said to one who told me, 'Repay him

And I said to those who said "enough!" to me

for false words with truthful ones':

The liar's words belie his integrity

بماذا أكافي امرأ ظالماً

بماذا أكافي امرأ ظالماً

قليل الرضا بقضا خالقه

قليل الرضا بقضا خالقه

With what can I repay an unjust man,

With what can I repay an unjust man

scarcely content with his Creator's decree?

Dissatisfied with his Creator's decree

ترى الشرّ في حركات الحسو

ترى الشرّ في حركات الحسو

د كالغيم يفترّ عن بارقه

د كالغيم يفترّ عن بارقه

You see evil in the envious man's movements,

You see evil in the envious man's deeds

like a cloud smiling to reveal its lightning.

Like clouds that portend the coming storm