1. If every little effort scorned and slighted
Were by Allah left unaccepted and rejected,
١. لَو أَنَّ كُلَّ يَسيرٍ رُدَّ مُحتَقَراً
لَم يَقبَلِ اللَهُ يَوماً لِلوَرى عَمَلا
2. The world would be with virtues unadorned,
And man for his small service unrelieved.
٢. فَالمَرءُ يُهدي عَلى مِقدارِ قُدرَتِهِ
وَالنَملُ يُعذَرُ في القَدرِ الَّذي حَمَلا