اِثنانِ في الجامِعِ المَعمورِ لَيسَ عَلى

اِثنانِ في الجامِعِ المَعمورِ لَيسَ عَلى

كُلِّ البَرِيَّة في صَفعَيهِما حَرَجُ

كُلِّ البَرِيَّة في صَفعَيهِما حَرَجُ

Two men in the well-frequented mosque—there is no blame upon

Two in a crowded mosque with no

anyone in all creation for slapping them both.

Embarrassment on either cheek

هَذاكَ قَد أَنِفَ الفُسّاقُ مِنهُ وَذا

هَذاكَ قَد أَنِفَ الفُسّاقُ مِنهُ وَذا

تُتلى عَلَيهِ مَساويهِ فَيَبتَهِجُ

تُتلى عَلَيهِ مَساويهِ فَيَبتَهِجُ

That one—the profligates have already recoiled from him; and this one—

One whom the libertines abhor

his faults are recited to him, and he rejoices.

And one who delights when vile deeds are recounted