كَفَى الحسودَ عَقاباً عن جريرتهِ

كَفَى الحسودَ عَقاباً عن جريرتهِ

ما في جوارحهِ من جُذوةِ الحَسَدِ

ما في جوارحهِ من جُذوةِ الحَسَدِ

Sufficient punishment for the envier's offense is

The envious one is sufficiently punished by his envy,

the ember of envy within his limbs.

In his limbs there is no glow of envy,

لا غَروَ إِن ذابَ منهُ جسمُهُ حَسَداً

لا غَروَ إِن ذابَ منهُ جسمُهُ حَسَداً

لِأَنَّ ذا الداءَ يُوهِي صِحَّة الجَسَدِ

لِأَنَّ ذا الداءَ يُوهِي صِحَّة الجَسَدِ

No wonder if his body melts away with envy,

Do not be surprised if his body melts away out of envy,

for this malady weakens the body's health.

For this disease enfeebles the health of the body,

لو لم يُحاكَم من الباري اقولُ لقد

لو لم يُحاكَم من الباري اقولُ لقد

كفاهُ إذ عاشَ حتى ماتَ بالكَمَدِ

كفاهُ إذ عاشَ حتى ماتَ بالكَمَدِ

Were he not judged by the Creator, I say: surely

If he were not judged by the Creator, I would say

it would suffice him to have lived until he died of anguish.

He is sufficiently punished since he lived and died consumed,

كلُّ المآثم قد تُرجَى مَلَذَّتُها

كلُّ المآثم قد تُرجَى مَلَذَّتُها

الآهُ بل إِنَّ هذا عِلَّةُ الكَبِدِ

الآهُ بل إِنَّ هذا عِلَّةُ الكَبِدِ

The pleasure of every sin may be hoped for—

All sins may be hoped to give pleasure,

except envy—nay, this is a malady of the liver.

Alas, but this is the disease of the liver,

ما يفعلُ الجاهلُ الغُمر الحسودُ مع ال

ما يفعلُ الجاهلُ الغُمر الحسودُ مع ال

محسودِ إِن سادَ يوماً وَهوَ لم يَسُدِ

محسودِ إِن سادَ يوماً وَهوَ لم يَسُدِ

What does the ignorant, inexperienced envier do with the

What will the ignorant, blindly envious person do to

envied man, if he gains eminence one day while the envier has not?

The envied one if he prevails one day and he has not blocked his way,

كل الرذائل إِمَّا ماتَ فاعلُها

كل الرذائل إِمَّا ماتَ فاعلُها

تفنَى جميعاً وما تبقى على أَحَدِ

تفنَى جميعاً وما تبقى على أَحَدِ

All vices, if their perpetrator dies,

All vices either their doer dies

vanish altogether and remain upon no one.

And they entirely perish, and none remain with anyone,

لكنما الحَسَدُ الممقوتُ مُصطَحِبٌ

لكنما الحَسَدُ الممقوتُ مُصطَحِبٌ

في النار صاحبَهُ حتى مَدَى الأَبَدِ

في النار صاحبَهُ حتى مَدَى الأَبَدِ

But loathsome envy accompanies

But the detestable envy accompanies

its bearer in the Fire for all eternity.

Its companion into the fire for eternity.