1. No blessing is free from envy's taint
That spoils the joys of life we've gained.
١. ما نعمةٌ تخْلُو من الحسدِ الذي
مِنْه تكَدَّر كلُّ وِرْدٍ قد وُرِدْ
2. And yet true meekness joined with ease
God shields from stings of envy's bees.
٢. وأرى الخمولَ مع التَّواضُعِ نِعْمةً
قد صانَها الرحمنُ من كَدَرِ الْحَسَدْ