وَمُشاحِنٍ ذي بِغضَةٍ وَقَرابَةٍ

يُزجي لِأَقرَبِهِ عَقارِبَ لُسَّعا

With an enemy of hatred and kinship

Who unleashes scorpion stings upon his own

يَسعى لِيَهدِمَ ما بَنَيتُ وَإِنَّني

لَمُشَيِّدٌ بُنيانَهُ المُتَضَعضِعا

He strives to demolish what I have built

While I construct what he has ruined

وَإِذا سُرِرتُ يَسوءُهُ ما سَرَّني

وَيَرى المَسَرَّةَ مَروَتي أَن تُقرَعا

When I rejoice, my joy irks him

He sees my delight as needing a beating

وَإِذا عَثَرتُ يَقولُ إِنّي شامِتٌ

وَأَقولُ حينَ أَراهُ يَعثُرَ دَعدَعا

If I stumble, he says I am gloating

I say, seeing him stumble, let him flounder