كَفَى الحسودَ عَقاباً عن جريرتهِ

ما في جوارحهِ من جُذوةِ الحَسَدِ

The envious one is sufficiently punished by his envy,

In his limbs there is no glow of envy,

لا غَروَ إِن ذابَ منهُ جسمُهُ حَسَداً

لِأَنَّ ذا الداءَ يُوهِي صِحَّة الجَسَدِ

Do not be surprised if his body melts away out of envy,

For this disease enfeebles the health of the body,

لو لم يُحاكَم من الباري اقولُ لقد

كفاهُ إذ عاشَ حتى ماتَ بالكَمَدِ

If he were not judged by the Creator, I would say

He is sufficiently punished since he lived and died consumed,

كلُّ المآثم قد تُرجَى مَلَذَّتُها

الآهُ بل إِنَّ هذا عِلَّةُ الكَبِدِ

All sins may be hoped to give pleasure,

Alas, but this is the disease of the liver,

ما يفعلُ الجاهلُ الغُمر الحسودُ مع ال

محسودِ إِن سادَ يوماً وَهوَ لم يَسُدِ

What will the ignorant, blindly envious person do to

The envied one if he prevails one day and he has not blocked his way,

كل الرذائل إِمَّا ماتَ فاعلُها

تفنَى جميعاً وما تبقى على أَحَدِ

All vices either their doer dies

And they entirely perish, and none remain with anyone,

لكنما الحَسَدُ الممقوتُ مُصطَحِبٌ

في النار صاحبَهُ حتى مَدَى الأَبَدِ

But the detestable envy accompanies

Its companion into the fire for eternity.