وَدارَيتُand I dealt tactfully with كُلَّall الناسَthe people لَكِنbut حاسِديmy envier
وَدارَيتُ كُلَّ الناسَ لَكِن حاسِدي
مُداراتُهُappeasing him عَزَّتproved difficult وَعَزَّand proved difficult مَنالُهاits attainment
مُداراتُهُ عَزَّت وَعَزَّ مَنالُها
And I dealt tactfully with everyone, but my envier—
appeasing him proved difficult, and hard to achieve.
وَكَيفَand how يُداريappeases المَرءُa person حاسِدَone who envies نِعمَةٍa blessing
وَكَيفَ يُداري المَرءُ حاسِدَ نِعمَةٍ
إِذاwhen كانَhe is لاnot يُرضيهِpleases him إِلّاexcept زَوالُهاits loss
إِذا كانَ لا يُرضيهِ إِلّا زَوالُها
And how can one appease someone who envies a blessing,
when nothing pleases him but its loss?
Sol 6.1