وَسَواءand the same أَنتُمyou (plural) فيin
وَسَواء أَنتُم في
حالَتيthe two states of عُسريmy hardship وَيُسريand my ease
حالَتي عُسري وَيُسري
And you are the same in
Whether in hardship or in ease
the two states of my hardship and my ease:
You are all the same, you cowards.
لُؤماءٌignoble people جُبَناءcowards
لُؤماءٌ جُبَناء
تَحسِبونyou consider البُخلmiserliness تَجراtrade
تَحسِبون البُخل تَجرا
ignoble cowards,
You think stinginess brings profit -
you take miserliness for trade.
Men who are women,
فَرِجالٌso men كَنِساءٍlike women
فَرِجالٌ كَنِساءٍ
وَغِنىًand wealth يَشبهresembles فَقراpoverty
وَغِنىً يَشبه فَقرا
So men are like women,
And wealth that resembles poverty.
and wealth resembles poverty.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1