نِعَمُblessings اللِّهof God كالوُحوشِlike wild beasts فماso they do not تَأْtake to (first part of تَأْلَفُ)
نِعَمُ اللِّه كالوُحوشِ فما تَأْ
لَفُtake to (completion of تَأْلَفُ) إِلاexcept الأَخايِرَthe best people النُّسَّاكاthe devout ascetics
لَفُ إِلا الأَخايِرَ النُّسَّاكا
God’s blessings are like wild beasts: they take to none
God's blessings are like wild beasts - they only befriend
but the best, the devout ascetics.
The righteous and the devout who from sin refrain
نَفَّرَتْهاhave driven them away ذنوبُsins قومof a people وقدand indeed مَدspread (first part of مَدَّ)
نَفَّرَتْها ذنوبُ قوم وقد مَد
دَspread (completion of مَدَّ) لهاfor them البِرُّrighteousness والقُّقَىand piety (likely intended: والتُّقَى) أَشْرَاكاsnares
دَ لها البِرُّ والقُّقَى أَشْرَاكا
A people’s sins have driven them away, while
The people's sins have driven them away though to them
righteousness and piety have spread snares for them.
Kindness and piety have stretched out their hands in vain
Sol 6.1