شكوتم إلينا مجانِينَكُمْ

ونشكُو إليكم مجانِينَنَا

I complained to you about your madmen,

You complained to me about our madmen,

فلولا المُعافاةُ كنا كَهُم

ولولا البَلاءُ لكانوا كَنَا

If it weren't for soundness, we would be like them,

And if it weren't for affliction, they would be like us.