1. If you seek to be a leader of repute among people,
Striving for their benefit, you'll be deemed a prophet.
١. إِنْ تَصِرْ سَيِّداً وَجيهَ أناسٍ
فائتِ في نَفعِهم تُعَدُّ نَبيها
2. Every tribe whose leader brought them no advantage,
His being a leader was surely disadvantage.
٢. كُلُّ قَومٍ وَجيههم لَم يُعِنْهم
فَوَجيهٌ أَن لا يَكونَ وَجيها