إنّيindeed I لأعجبsurely marvel والعجائبand marvels جمّةmany
إنّي لأعجب والعجائب جمّة
منat حاسدٍan envious man يهوىdesires عقوبةpunishment حاسدِan envious man
من حاسدٍ يهوى عقوبة حاسدِ
Indeed I marvel—and marvels are many—
I am amazed, though wonders abound,
At an envious man who desires an envious man's punishment.
By an envier who desires the envier's punishment,
والداءand the malady مشتركshared وكلّand everyone حاسدٌenvious
والداء مشترك وكلّ حاسدٌ
يتباينونthey differ بناقصin having less أوor زائدmore
يتباينون بناقص أو زائد
The malady is shared, and all are envious;
Though the malady is shared, and every envier
They differ in having less of it or more.
Differs only by more or less;
أوor منكرone condemning ذنباa sin ويأتيand he commits مثلهits like
أو منكر ذنبا ويأتي مثله
متعجباmarveling منat مذنبa sinner أوor فاسدa corrupt person
متعجبا من مذنب أو فاسد
Or at one who condemns a sin yet commits its like,
Or one who denies a sin, yet does the like,
Marveling at a sinner or a corrupt person.
Amazed at the sinner or the corrupt;
ومنand among العجائبthe marvels وهوand it is غيظvexation مضحكlaugh-provoking
ومن العجائب وهو غيظ مضحك
تيهarrogance الغنيّthe rich man علىtoward الفقيرthe poor man الزاهدthe ascetic
تيه الغنيّ على الفقير الزاهد
And among the marvels—a vexation that makes one laugh—
And of wonders - provoking laughter with anger -
Is the rich man's arrogance toward the poor ascetic.
Is the rich man's rage against the ascetic poor.