ثقيلٌ عَلَى كلِّ الورى من تكبرِ

ثقيلٌ عَلَى كلِّ الورى من تكبرِ

ولو أنصفتْ ساخَت بجثمانِه الأرضُ

ولو أنصفتْ ساخَت بجثمانِه الأرضُ

Whoever is arrogant is a burden to all mankind.

The proud are a burden upon all the earth,

And were the earth just, it would have swallowed his body.

And if the ground were fair, it would split open with their bodies.

ولو علِم العاصونَ في شرِّ دارهم

ولو علِم العاصونَ في شرِّ دارهم

شريكاً لهم هذا المذمَّمُ لم يرضُوا

شريكاً لهم هذا المذمَّمُ لم يرضُوا

And if the sinners knew that, in their vilest abode,

If the wicked knew their companion was this despised one,

This much-reviled man was their companion, they would not consent.

They would not be pleased to have him as their partner.

فيا داء مَن يرنُو إلى قبحِ وجهه

فيا داء مَن يرنُو إلى قبحِ وجهه

ويا مَن على كلِّ الورى بغضهُ فرضُ

ويا مَن على كلِّ الورى بغضهُ فرضُ

So, O affliction of whoever gazes at the ugliness of his face,

Oh what an affliction is he who inclines towards the ugliness of his face,

And O you whom all mankind is duty-bound to hate!

And oh he whom hatred of is obligatory upon all the earth!

لقد ضاقَتِ الدنيا علىَّ بأسْرها

لقد ضاقَتِ الدنيا علىَّ بأسْرها

مِن أخلاقه واللوحُ والطولُ والعرضُ

مِن أخلاقه واللوحُ والطولُ والعرضُ

The whole world has indeed grown narrow for me,

Truly, the world has become too narrow for me, with all its expanse,

Because of his character—and so have the air, length, and breadth.

Because of his character, his broadness, his height, and his width.