إِنَّ ابْنَ آدَمَ ذُو طَبَائِعَ أَرْبَعٍ

مَجْمُوعَةِ الأَجْزَاءِ فِي أَخْلاقِهِ

The son of Adam has four natures

Combined in the morals of his character

تَبْدُو فَوَاعِلُهَا عَلَى حَرَكَاتِهِ

فِي بَطْشِهِ وَسُكُونِهِ وَنِزَاقِهِ

Their doer appears in his movements

In his violence, calm, and irritation

فَإِذَا تَغَلَّبَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا عَلَى

أَقْرَانِهِ أَدَّى إِلَى إِقْلاقِهِ

So if one of them prevails over

Its peers, it leads to his disturbance

بَيْنَا تَرَاهُ كَالزُّلالِ لَطَافَةً

أَلْفَيْتَهُ كَالنَّارِ فِي إِحْرَاقِهِ

While you see him as gentle as dew

You find him as hot as fire in his burning

أَوْ كَالتُّرَابِ يَهِيلُ مِنْ عَقَدَاتِهِ

أَوْ كَالْهَوَاءِ يَجُولُ فِي آفَاقِهِ

Or like dust pouring from his complexes

Or like the air wandering in its horizons

فَإِذَا تَعَادَلَ جَمْعُهَا وَتَوَازَنَتْ

حَرَكَاتُهَا كَانَتْ دَلِيلَ وِفَاقِهِ

So when their collection is balanced

Their movements become a sign of his concord

وَالْمَرْءُ مَهْمَا كَانَ فِي أَفْعَالِهِ

لا يَنْتَهِي إِلَّا إِلَى أَعْرَاقِهِ

And man no matter what his actions are

Only ends up at the throats of his fellows