Both Uses of

wretched
in
And The Mountains Echoed

His remaining sons had to take over his work, for every day Baba Ayub did nothing but sit at the edge of his field, a lone, wretched figure gazing toward the mountains.†
Chpt 1

wretched = miserable or very bad

And he had no use for their pity, their woebegone looks, all the forlorn headshaking at the wretched spectacle he had become.†
Chpt 4 *

Definition:

very bad

in various senses, including:

unfortunate or miserable -- as in "wretched prisoners sleeping on the cold floor"
of poor quality -- as in "wretched roads"
morally bad -- as in "The wretched woman stole his wallet."