الا قاتل الله الدني فانه

الا قاتل الله الدني فانه

تراه الى السوء المجرد دانيا

تراه الى السوء المجرد دانيا

Ah, may God strike down the base man, for indeed

Alas, may God destroy the vile one, for he

you see him drawing near to sheer evil.

Sees only evil, bare and exposed.

يرى الخير شرا والجميل اساءة

يرى الخير شرا والجميل اساءة

ويجعل زهر الاصدقاء اعاديا

ويجعل زهر الاصدقاء اعاديا

He sees good as evil and kindness as an offense,

He sees good as evil, and beauty as wrong,

and turns the flower of friends into enemies.

And turns the flowers of friendship to foes.

ففي قلبه حقد وشؤم بوجهه

ففي قلبه حقد وشؤم بوجهه

وفي عينه سخط يرى الصبح داجيا

وفي عينه سخط يرى الصبح داجيا

For there is rancor in his heart, and ill omen on his face,

In his heart there is hatred and ill omen on his face,

and resentment in his eye: he sees the dawn as dark.

And in his eyes, wrath - he sees the dawn as gloom.

وعين الرضا عن كل عيب كليل

وعين الرضا عن كل عيب كليل

كما ان عين السوؤ تبدي المساويا

كما ان عين السوؤ تبدي المساويا

And the eye of favor is blind to every fault,

While the eye of acceptance is blind to every flaw,

just as the eye of ill will exposes failings.

The evil eye makes level the lofty and high.