أَرىI see كُلَّevery ذيone with فَقرٍpoverty حَقيرٍlowly إِذاwhen اِقتَنىacquires wealth
أَرى كُلَّ ذي فَقرٍ حَقيرٍ إِذا اِقتَنى
تَعاظَمَgrows haughty بِالمَلبوسِthrough his clothing مَعalong with فارِهِfine البَغلِthe mule
تَعاظَمَ بِالمَلبوسِ مَع فارِهِ البَغلِ
I see every lowly pauper, when he gains wealth,
grow haughty over his clothes and his fine mule.
يَرىhe thinks أَنَّهُthat he قَدindeed جَلَّhas grown grand فيin أعيُنِthe eyes of الوَرىpeople
يَرى أَنَّهُ قَد جَلَّ في أعيُنِ الوَرى
وَماyet not هُوَhe إلاanything but البَغلُthe mule قَدindeed جَلَّhas grown grand بِالجلِّby the saddlecloth
وَما هُوَ إلا البَغلُ قَد جَلَّ بِالجلِّ
He thinks he has grown grand in people's eyes,
yet he is only a mule made grand by its saddlecloth.
Translation model: Sol 6.1