العَبدُthe slave يُقرَعُis struck بِالعَصاwith a stick
العَبدُ يُقرَعُ بِالعَصا
وَالحُرُّand the free man يَكفيهِsuffices him الوَعيدُthe threat
وَالحُرُّ يَكفيهِ الوَعيدُ
The slave is struck with a stick;
The slave is struck with the stick,
and a threat suffices the free man.
While for the free man, the threat suffices.