لَقَدِ اسْتَسْمَنْتَ يَا هَذَا ذَا وَرَمٍ
You have mistaken a swollen person for someone well-fed!
Istasmanta means that someone has judged another to be plump or well-fleshed. Dhā waram is instead a person swollen through an affliction. The metaphor attacks a false aesthetic judgement.
A swollen appearance can imitate abundance without possessing its value. Retaining “swelling” in translation is essential because it supplies the reason the original judgement is mistaken.
Semantic distinction exercise
What critical error does this comparison expose?